Willie D. Ellison was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on March 28, 1982. The Dayton Police Department led the investigation, but the case remains unsolved and has been entered into Ohio’s unsolved homicide database.

The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Ohio Attorney General’s office have promoted the file to raise public awareness and seek new tips. Authorities say there are no specific leads that have closed the case, and efforts continue to generate information that could identify a suspect and bring closure to Ellison’s family and the community.

If anyone has information about Ellison, or recalls anything from Dayton around March 1982 that might be relevant, please contact the investigators handling the case.