On a Monday in March 1982 a house fire in the 200 block of Green Springs Court, Virginia Beach, drew firefighters who found 48-year-old Frederick Wells Sr inside with severe burns over 80 percent of his body. He was taken to Norfolk General Hospital and died about 24 hours later.

Investigators determined the blaze had been set deliberately and the State Medical Examiner’s Office found the immediate cause of death was a gunshot wound, indicating Mr. Wells had been shot before the fire started. The Virginia Beach Police Department’s Cold Case Homicide Unit lists the case as active; no arrests or suspects have been announced.

Does anyone who lived in that neighborhood in March 1982 or who has information about Mr. Wells come forward with tips for investigators?