Harry Zavakos, 56, was murdered and found deceased in Montgomery County on March 7, 1977. The death was classified as a homicide and remains unsolved under case number 584.

The Dayton Police Department leads the investigation; the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has highlighted the case to gather new leads, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is asking the public for help. Law enforcement describes the file as an active cold case and encourages anyone with information, even minor details, to contact BCI or submit tips to the Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit.

Did anyone in Dayton in 1977 recall seeing or hearing anything that might help investigators reexamine this case?