George Albert Leonard was 53 when he was shot and killed while working as a bartender at The Inn tavern, 902 S. 14th Street in Clinton, Iowa, in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 28, 1981. He was found behind the bar with a fatal gunshot wound; authorities believed the killing occurred during a robbery.

Shortly after the shooting another person entered the tavern and came face to face with the assailant. That witness was beaten by the suspect, described as a young white male, who then fled down the south side of the building. Despite the eyewitness description and an immediate investigation, no arrest has ever been made and the case went cold.

Leonard had worked as a painting contractor and formerly as a milkman for Elmwood Dairy; he also tended bar to supplement his income. The murder was noted for occurring within ten months of the unsolved shooting death of 19-year-old Pamela Rae Hinrichs, though officials said they had no information linking the two cases.

Did anyone who knew George or who was in downtown Clinton around November 28, 1981, see or hear anything that might help resolve this case?