Richard Faulks, 63, was found dead from a gunshot wound on the morning of October 30, 1977, at 263 South Arlington Street in Akron, Ohio. He rented a room above Steve’s Photo Studio and had keys to the studio, so he likely had access to the premises before he was discovered by an employee of the business.

The Akron Police Department investigated but no significant leads produced an identified suspect, and the killing remains unsolved. The case appears on Ohio’s cold-case lists and is included in the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Ohio Attorney General’s unsolved homicide database to encourage new tips.

Anyone who remembers details about Richard Faulks, the address, or activity around Steve’s Photo Studio in late October 1977 is asked to contact the Akron Police Department or the Ohio Attorney General’s Office with information.