On July 15, 1971, the body of 51-year-old Akron resident August Peters was recovered from the Cuyahoga River on Cuyahoga Street in Summit County. An investigation by the Akron Police Department determined Peters had been fatally shot.

The killing remains unsolved. Peters’ case is listed among Ohio’s unsolved homicides and is included in efforts by local authorities and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to reexamine long-standing cold cases in the Akron area. No significant leads have been reported in the years since the homicide.

Anyone with information that could help bring justice or closure to Peters’ family is asked to come forward.