On June 6, 1982, at about 10:50 p.m. Richard K. White was found dead on a mattress in a grassy area behind the Safeway Grocery Store at 400 W. 12th Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The medical examiner determined the cause of death to be multiple stab wounds, indicating a violent homicide.

Tulsa Police investigated the killing but never made an arrest. Motive and the circumstances leading to the attack have not been disclosed, and the case remains unsolved and open with the department. Few public details about suspects or what happened earlier that evening have emerged.

If anyone was in that area on the night of June 6, 1982, or has information about Richard White’s last movements, please contact the Tulsa Police Department with any leads.