On March 6, 1981, at about 1:00 a.m., 23-year-old Johnny Ray Fortenberry was found fatally stabbed inside an apartment at the Commanche Apartment Complex, 1339 E. 36th Street North in north Tulsa. The slaying produced few immediate leads: motive was unclear and no suspects were identified at the time.

Investigators were unable to solve the case and it eventually went cold. The homicide remains unsolved and is currently assigned to the Tulsa Police Department’s Cold Case Unit; no arrests have been announced and no suspect identities have been established.

If anyone was in or near the Commanche Apartment Complex on the night of March 6, 1981, or has information about Johnny Ray Fortenberry’s life or associates, please share what is known with investigators.