On February 16, 1983, 62-year-old Jack Dentner was found dead inside his apartment at Colonial East Apartments on East Broad Street in Whitehall, Ohio. Dentner had been bound and stabbed to death and his apartment was ransacked, with a Curtis Mathis stereo component system among the items reported stolen. Authorities believe the burglary may have played a role in his death, but no suspects have been identified and the case remains unsolved.

Anyone who lived in the area in 1983 or who has information about a stolen Curtis Mathis stereo or suspicious activity at Colonial East Apartments that week is asked to come forward.