On August 30, 1977, five-year-old Ray Vasser died after a fire at his Dresden Street home in Columbus, Ohio. Emergency responders took Ray to Riverside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A 27-year-old named Quellas Vasser, who was also at the same address that day, was found deceased after the fire; both deaths are listed as unsolved homicides.

The cause and origin of the blaze remain unclear and it is not publicly known whether the fire was intentionally set. The Columbus Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are involved in the investigation, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office includes both deaths in its cold case database as unsolved homicides. No suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone with information about the fire or events leading up to August 30, 1977, is asked to contact investigators who continue to seek tips.