Curtis Alberte Shaw, 39, was found dead in his Tulsa apartment at 1840 S. Boulder Avenue on September 23, 1973. Investigators determined he had been killed, but contemporary accounts differ on the cause of death—some report a gunshot wound while others describe multiple stab wounds to the neck area. Authorities also noted the possibility Shaw was involved in drug-related activity, a detail mentioned during the initial inquiry.

The Tulsa Police Department’s investigation produced no publicly identified suspects or arrests, and the case later went cold. The investigation remains inactive and unresolved, leaving the circumstances and motive for Shaw’s killing unexplained. If anyone knew Curtis, his associates, or has information about that September 1973 homicide, please come forward with what you remember.