James C. Brown, 54, was killed on December 2, 1976, in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. The Dayton Police Department investigated the case, but few details about the circumstances have been made public and the death remains an unsolved homicide.

Brown is buried at New Greencastle Cemetery in Dayton. Local law enforcement has continued to seek information and has appealed to the public for tips that might clarify what happened and lead to justice.

If anyone has information about James Brown’s death or remembers anything from December 1976 in the Dayton area that could assist the investigation, please contact the Dayton Police Department.