Clarence Staten, 40, was found dead in Dayton, Ohio on November 30, 1981. His death is listed among Montgomery County’s unsolved homicides, and local and state agencies have continued efforts to develop leads. The Dayton Police Department has worked the case with support from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, which has highlighted the file to solicit public assistance.

The case remains part of a larger group of cold homicides in the Miami Valley where families continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about Clarence Staten or the circumstances around his death, please contact the Dayton Police Department or the state investigators handling unsolved homicides.