Robert W. Osborne, 63, was found unconscious in his apartment at 70H North Prospect Street, Apartment 2, in Akron, Ohio, on June 4, 1984, after suffering blunt force trauma. He died of those injuries on June 19, 1984. The Akron Police Department investigated the incident as a homicide; the circumstances point to a violent encounter inside his home.

Despite investigative efforts by local authorities and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the case has produced no significant leads or arrests and remains unsolved. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office lists the death among cold cases and appeals for anyone with information to contact investigators.

If anyone knew Robert, was in that neighborhood in June 1984, or has information about visitors to his apartment, please contact the Akron Police Department or the Ohio BCI to assist the ongoing investigation.