On the morning of June 14, 1971, Romandel Burton, 24, was found shot to death inside a house on Hazelwood Street in Detroit as part of what became known as the Hazelwood massacre. Neighbors had reported hearing gunshots; when police arrived they discovered seven people, including Burton, dead at the scene from close-range shots to the head, and an eighth victim later died at the hospital. Some victims had their hands tied with rubber surgical tubing.

Investigators believed Robert Gardner, identified as a heroin dealer and pimp, was the primary target and that a robbery involving two drug dealers from Toronto led to a contract on Gardner’s life. Law enforcement’s prevailing view was that Burton and the other six were bystanders killed to eliminate witnesses. The case remains officially unsolved; no perpetrators have been identified or charged.

Does anyone have memories or information about Hazelwood Street or the people present that morning?