On July 11, 1985, Thomas Garvey, a 29-year-old white man from Newark, Delaware, was shot to death outside his home at 2195 Pleasant Valley Road. He and his friend, 26-year-old Bart Spayd, were found in the driveway with multiple gunshot wounds; both lay beyond the front of the house, the scene consistent with a sudden, targeted burst of violence rather than a prolonged confrontation. Neighbors reported hearing a car speed away, but no one saw the shootings themselves and no eyewitness account of the attack has been recorded publicly.

The case has remained in the state police cold-case files. 40, the pair of victims found together, and the hurried departure of an unknown vehicle. No suspect, motive, or arrest has been announced in the deaths of Thomas Garvey and Bart Spayd.

If anyone knew Thomas or Bart, or remembers activity on Pleasant Valley Road the night of July 11, 1985, please come forward with information.