Thomas Speer, a 42-year-old physician from Merrillville, Indiana, was shot and killed in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 28, 1971, while in town for a medical conference. He was seen walking toward the Quality Courts Motel that evening; witnesses heard multiple gunshots and a yellow sedan driven by a man in his 20s or 30s was reported speeding away. Investigators found at least two bullets at the scene, one lodged in a Coca-Cola machine and another in a stairwell.

Speer had been medical director for U.S. Steel in Indiana and his family noted his career in medicine, including work related to workers’ compensation. Police interviewed motel employees, witnesses and Speer’s acquaintances but said they found no clear enemies; several people were investigated but no charges were ever filed. The case went cold after roughly four years and was reopened in 2017; a $15,000 reward was announced in 2018, but no arrest or conviction has been reported.

Does anyone remember being at or near the Quality Courts Motel on July 28, 1971, or have information that could help identify the shooter?