John Pennington, 26, was stabbed and later died after an altercation in the drive-thru lane of a Taco Bell on West Broad Street in Columbus on December 8, 1985. Pennington was sitting in his car late that night when occupants of another vehicle ahead in the line became involved in the dispute. A person from the other car exited, approached Pennington’s vehicle, and began stabbing him and other occupants; the attacker then returned to his vehicle and fled. Pennington was taken to a hospital and later succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators have been unable to identify a suspect and the identities of the other people in Pennington’s car remain unclear. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are asking anyone with information to contact authorities through the Ohio Attorney General’s tip submission process.

Did anyone who was in that Taco Bell drive-thru that night or who remembers hearing about the incident come forward with details?