Joel Buddy Simpson was 33 when he was killed on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1991, in Southeast Washington, D.C. He had spoken to his mother that evening and said he would pick up his three children to spend the holiday with her. Around 11:30 p.m. he was asked outside the home where his children and their mother were staying by the mother’s brother. After stepping into an alley, a single gunshot was heard; his 10-year-old daughter and the children’s mother found him bleeding, and he died at the scene.

Homicide detectives believed Simpson likely knew his assailant. One sister suspected a drug dispute, while his mother said she did not know of any drug involvement. Simpson was unemployed at the time but had worked as a maintenance man previously. His death was recorded as the city’s 484th homicide of 1991. No arrests have been announced and the case remains listed among unsolved homicides, with a reward offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Does anyone have information about that night or knew Joel and his movements in Southeast D.C. around December 24, 1991?