Margaret Hood was 66 when she and her husband, Howard Hood, were fatally attacked at their Northcrest Drive residence in Akron, Ohio, on May 31, 1991. Both victims suffered fatal stabbing or cutting injuries; an unknown assailant carried out the attack and the case remains unsolved.

The New Franklin Police Department, with assistance from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), continues to investigate and has kept the case in Ohio’s unsolved homicide database. Authorities are asking anyone with information, even small details, to come forward to help bring closure to the family.

If anyone knew the Hoods, lived near Northcrest Drive in 1991, or has information that could help, please contact the investigating agency.