Joe Ball was found dead in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on December 24, 1979. His death was classified as a homicide and is recorded as case number 414 in the Ohio Attorney General’s list of unsolved homicides.

The Dayton Police Department handled the investigation and, despite inquiries over the years, no significant breakthroughs have been reported. The timing on Christmas Eve added an especially tragic dimension for his family, who have received little progress toward answers.

Officials continue to list the case in public cold case databases and ask anyone with information to submit tips. Does anyone in the Dayton area remember details from that holiday season in 1979 that could help this cold case?