Homer Abel, 63, was working as a gas station attendant at the Asamera Gas Station on Highway 6 east of Rifle, Colorado, when he was killed during an apparent robbery on February 27, 1984. Reports describe the suspect as a young white male about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150–170 pounds, with dark hair, a dark beard and a neatly trimmed mustache. Witnesses said he may have been driving a dark-colored, full-size American pickup with a white camper shell.

The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office has kept the investigation open; no arrests have been announced and the killer’s identity remains unknown. Few concrete leads have been reported publicly since the crime, leaving the case unresolved and the family without closure.

If anyone remembers that pickup, the suspect’s description, or has information about Homer Abel’s death, please share what you know with authorities.