Floyd Butler, 70, a former Chicago Bears running back and later a coach at Simeon High School, was found dead in his South Side Chicago home on May 17, 2009. Relatives arrived around 1 a.m. and discovered the back door kicked in; Butler was found in a room near the front of his house on the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head.

Police opened an investigation but initial reports listed no arrests. Limited details were released about suspects or a possible motive, leaving Butler’s family and community with many unanswered questions about the intrusion and the killing.

If anyone knew Butler, lived on Merrill Avenue then, or has information about that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.