Albert Shelton Jr, 22, was found shot to death inside his Akron home at 842 Kromer Avenue on September 6, 1981. Local authorities say he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and the Akron Police Department classified the death as a homicide.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation lists the case as an unsolved homicide and is publicizing it to generate new leads. No suspect or motive has been identified, and investigators report no apparent viable leads after years of inquiry. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Ohio Attorney General’s Office or Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in Akron around Kromer Avenue in September 1981 remember anything unusual that might help this investigation?