Yarkin S. Harley, a 71-year-old Muscogee Creek Nation man and World War II Army veteran, was found dead in Tulsa on the late evening of June 23, 1979. His body was discovered at approximately 11:30 p.m., lying between two cars at 108 E. Archer. He had been viciously beaten about the head and suffered a single stab wound to the neck; the blunt instrument used was never identified.

Mr. Harley lived with his daughter in Tulsa and was a husband to Mattie Francis, a father of four daughters, and a grandfather and great-grandfather. Despite decades passing, no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about Mr. Harley’s death or remembers anything about that night or the area around 108 E. Archer on June 23, 1979, please contact the Tulsa Police Department Cold Case Unit.