Steve Jr. Sanford, 63, was killed in his northwest Houston home on December 28, 2007. Firefighters found him in a bedroom after a blaze was reported about 4:45 a.m.; investigators concluded the fire had been set deliberately to hide a violent crime. Medical examiners determined Sanford died from blunt impact trauma to the head, with skull fractures and brain injury; smoke inhalation and thermal injuries also contributed.

His car was missing after the attack. Sanford had recently retired from a tool company and lived alone; his sister said he was generous and the family has been baffled by the motive. The homicide remains unsolved.

Did anyone in the Houston area around December 28, 2007, see Sanford’s car or notice suspicious activity near his home?