Robert Edward Belton was found dead in his Ashford Street residence in San Diego on July 14, 2000, after neighbors reported they had not seen him for several days and police conducted a welfare check. Officers forced entry and discovered he had been beaten to death with a blunt object. Belton’s 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck was taken from the home but later recovered.

No suspects were immediately arrested and the case went cold. The San Diego Police Department is still asking anyone with information to come forward and notes anonymous tips can be submitted through Crimestoppers. Few case details beyond the scene and the missing-then-recovered truck are public.

Did anyone in the neighborhood or who knew Belton have contact with him in the days before July 14, 2000?