Dorothy Williamson-Oliver was 19 when she was shot and killed at her home on East Lods Street in Akron, Ohio, on June 25, 1974.

The case remains unsolved and is listed in the Ohio Attorney General’s unsolved homicide database. The Akron Police Department and state investigators continue to ask the public for information, noting that even small leads could be important as the family and community seek answers after decades without resolution.

If anyone has memories, documents, or information about Dorothy, her activities in Akron in 1974, or the area around East Lods Street at that time, please contact the Akron Police Department or the Ohio Attorney General’s tips line.