On March 18, 1981, Edward L. Highley, age 21, was shot and killed during a robbery at the Clark Oil Station on Diagonal Road in Akron, Ohio. The assailant entered the gas station with the intent to rob it, and Highley was fatally shot while working that night.

Local law enforcement investigated, but the killing remains unsolved. The Akron Police Department and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office continue to list the case among cold cases and are seeking tips. Highley’s death deeply affected his family and community, and investigators have appealed for information many times in hopes of new leads.

If anyone has information about who entered the station that night or other details that could help resolve this case, please come forward to investigators.