Mickey Ellenbecker, 72, was fatally shot at his rural Pickwick, Minnesota home on March 8, 2014. A former Winona State University professor of criminal justice and sociology and a former Winona County probation officer, Ellenbecker was found with a gunshot wound to the back of his head; authorities have classified the death as a homicide.

The community, where Ellenbecker had been a long‑time educator and probation officer, has been left with unanswered questions about why he was killed.

If anyone knew Mickey, his routines, or has information about who might have been at his Pickwick home on March 8, 2014, please come forward.