Fritz Alfred Gustaw Herder was a 49-year-old White man, 6 feet 2 inches tall with brown hair and brown eyes, who was killed in the early morning hours of August 30, 1981, in Upper Arlington, Ohio. That night he had been at the Gloria Restaurant at 2195 Riverside Drive and was seen inside paying his bill, removing a large amount of cash from his pocket to settle it. Several people at the restaurant noticed two suspicious white men peering through the front door around the same time.

Shortly before 12:20 a.m., police responded to a report of a stabbing at the restaurant. Officers found Herder lying in the parking lot near the front entrance with a knife nearby. He had been stabbed multiple times and died of his injuries. Investigators believe robbery was the motive because the cash he had been seen carrying was missing; no money was found on his person or in his vehicle. The two men seen looking into the restaurant were the only lead and their identities remain unknown.

No arrests were ever made and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information that could help identify the assailants, please email [email protected].