Dr. Neil MacEahern, 63, was found shot to death inside a vehicle in the Candlelight Inn parking lot in Colorado Springs on the night of November 22, 1978. A patrol officer discovered his body; the autopsy ruled the death a homicide after multiple gunshot wounds were documented.

Investigators treated robbery as the apparent motive: several of Dr. MacEahern’s personal items were missing from the scene, and others were found scattered a short distance from his vehicle. Despite a thorough investigation, no arrests or publicly named suspects have been announced, and the case has remained unsolved.

Anyone who was in the Candlelight Inn area that night or who has information about Dr. MacEahern’s movements or missing items is asked to come forward.