Henry F. Ditzel was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, on November 28, 1979, the victim of an assault that proved fatal. He was 45 years old when he died. The assault occurred within Montgomery County and was investigated by the Dayton Police Department, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

Ditzel’s homicide is now listed in the Ohio Attorney General’s unsolved homicides database to help keep the investigation visible and encourage tips. Few case details have been released publicly beyond his name, age, date and location of death. If anyone remembers Henry, his movements that day, or has information about the assault, please contact the Dayton Police Department or the channels listed with the state’s cold case database.