John Robert Cade, 39, was shot during a home invasion in Port Gibson, Mississippi, on the evening of July 5, 1979, and died of his wounds on July 6, 1979. The intruder used a .32 caliber revolver. The killing left the small town shaken and without a clear resolution.

Investigators at the time reported that a man resembling a transient later identified as Tommy Lynn Sells had been seen near the scene. Sells’ transient lifestyle and lack of concrete physical evidence prevented authorities from definitively linking him to Cade’s murder, and the case remains officially unsolved.

Does anyone from Port Gibson in 1979 remember unusual visitors or other details that could help reopen leads in this long-unsolved killing?