James Newkirk, 54, was found stabbed and dead in his Cincinnati home at 1215 Sunset Avenue on January 1, 1977. The Cincinnati Police Department led the original investigation; his death was one of several violent incidents in the area at that time.

Despite investigations and public appeals, no suspects have been publicly identified and the case remains unsolved. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation or the Cincinnati Police Department as they continue efforts to bring closure to Newkirk’s family.

Did anyone in Cincinnati around New Year’s Day 1977 hear about or see anything related to the violence in that neighborhood?