On a cold December day in 1974, three people were found shot to death inside a home at 1117 Morningside Avenue in Sioux City, Iowa. Freta Bostic, 24 and about four months pregnant, was discovered facedown between the dining and living rooms, wearing only a robe and with a single gunshot wound to her back that also killed the unborn child. Her partner, Billy Isom, 26, was found nude, half-on and half-off the bed they shared, having been shot five times. Their friend and coworker, Jesse Hanni, 26, was located in the living room in a winter coat with a gunshot to the back and a second fatal wound to the head.

Autopsies indicated the victims had been shot at close range. Investigators reported no signs of forced entry or an obvious struggle. The killings likely occurred on December 2, 1974, and were discovered when Billy’s mother, Harriet Isom, entered the home on December 3 after the three had failed to appear for work. The Sioux City Police Department’s investigation did not produce a clear motive, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly named.

Does anyone have information about the household at 1117 Morningside Avenue or knew the victims that could help move this case forward?