Benjamin Owens, 64, was shot to death during a robbery at a Texaco Mart in Chesapeake, Virginia, in the early morning of February 26, 1998. Owens, a retiree working an overnight shift, reportedly told a co-worker to hide as at least two armed individuals entered the store around 1:30 a.m.; he was shot multiple times and the assailants fled, taking less than twenty dollars. Witness accounts suggested the getaway car may have been a blue Chevrolet Cavalier carrying several people.

An indictment on capital murder charges came in 2000, but the prosecution’s key witness later recanted and the charges were dismissed. The case has remained unsolved and is treated as a cold case; investigators periodically re-appeal to the public for new leads. If anyone was in the area that night or has information now, can you help bring answers to Owens’ family?