Frank Lee Foust, 35, was found shot to death in his downtown San Diego apartment on Broadway on February 3, 1992. Neighbors said he had last been seen alive two days earlier; the building manager discovered his body. He had been shot at close range with a small caliber handgun. The killing was initially treated as a robbery, but investigators later reported that none of Foust’s money or personal belongings were taken, leaving motive unclear.

Foust worked as a welder and as a self-employed artist. Limited witness accounts and the broader surge in violent crime in San Diego in the early 1990s are cited as factors that complicated the investigation. The case remains unsolved and the San Diego Police Department has urged anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Frank, his routines, or saw anything in downtown San Diego around late January or early February 1992, please share what you know.