Randy Waldron was 28 when he was found shot to death on April 21, 1984, in Reno, Nevada. He had been camping near the railroad tracks through the city when he was shot multiple times in the head. The assailant took Waldron’s belongings, left the body covered with a blanket, and fled.

The killer was identified as William Paul Thompson, a fugitive who had recently committed a double murder in California. Thompson later said Waldron had just got in his way. After an attempted armed robbery of two women in Reno the same day led to his capture, investigators tied him to Waldron’s killing. At trial the defense tried to depict Waldron as the aggressor; the jury rejected that claim and convicted Thompson of Waldron’s murder.

If anyone knew Randy, saw activity near the railroad tracks that spring, or has information about his final days, please share what is known.