Edward P Matthews, 46, was found shot in the head on a public bench at Church Street and 5th Avenue North in downtown Nashville during the early morning hours of November 3, 2009. A Metro Police officer discovered his body at about 6:45 a.m., and the shooting was investigated as a homicide.

For years the case went cold with few public leads. In October 2012 investigators announced a possible connection to Christopher Jerald Crowley after Crowley was arrested and charged in the killing of Robert E. Mitchell, who had also been found shot on a public bench. Although detectives considered Crowley a person of interest in Matthews’ death and Crowley was later convicted in Mitchell’s murder, no charges have been publicly filed against him in the Matthews case.

The investigation remains open and the case is listed among Nashville’s cold cases. Does anyone have information about movements near Church Street and 5th Avenue North on the morning of November 3, 2009, or about Edward Matthews’ last known whereabouts?