Carol Jones, 19, was found fatally stabbed in her bedroom at 1114 Marysville in Akron, Ohio, on February 12, 1974. The killing shocked the local community and remains unsolved.

The Akron Police Department investigated but no suspects have been identified and no arrests have resulted. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has added the case to its unsolved homicides database in hopes that renewed attention or new evidence might help. Authorities continue to encourage anyone with information to come forward to help bring some measure of justice and closure to Carol’s family.

If anyone knew Carol, lived nearby in 1974, or has information about that night, please share what you know with investigators.