Thomas Conrad

A man dies of multiple gunshot wounds outside his home
Thomas Conrad was a 54-year-old man who lived a quiet life in Pike, a village within the town of North Haverhill, New Hampshire. A member of a close-knit family, he lived in a home on Lilly Pond Road with his mother. His brother later recalled that the family was always there to help each other and was left in shock by his sudden and violent death.

On the night of September 28, 2005, Thomas returned home just as he had on countless other evenings. At around 9:30 p.m., he pulled his pickup truck into the driveway of his residence at 170 Lilly Pond Road. Before he could get out of his vehicle, an unknown assailant or assailants approached and shot him multiple times. The sound of the gunfire shattered the rural tranquility. His mother, who was inside the house, was unharmed but heard the commotion. She called 911 to report the shooting. By the time law enforcement and emergency services arrived at the scene, the shooter had vanished. Thomas Conrad was pronounced dead outside his own home.

The New Hampshire State Police, in conjunction with local authorities, launched an intensive homicide investigation. An autopsy confirmed that Thomas died from multiple gunshot wounds. The case presented immediate challenges, with no obvious motive or suspects. Investigators canvassed the area and pursued various leads. One peculiar clue that emerged during the investigation was a connection to a church located up the street from the Conrad home, though officials have never publicly elaborated on the nature of that connection or how it factored into their inquiry.

Despite the efforts of law enforcement over the years, the murder of Thomas Conrad remains unsolved. The case was eventually handed over to the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit, which continues to seek new information that could lead to a breakthrough. The lack of resolution has left his family and community without answers or a sense of justice. His brother expressed the family's profound shock and grief in the aftermath of the murder, highlighting the deep bonds that were broken that night.

Over the years, the case has been periodically featured in local news segments and cold case files in the hope of jogging someone's memory or encouraging a person with knowledge of the crime to finally come forward. The New Hampshire Department of Justice lists Thomas Conrad's case as one of more than 100 unsolved homicides in the state, a stark reminder of the lingering pain for many families.

As of September 2023, nearly two decades after the killing, no arrests have been made, and the case is still considered an active and open investigation. Authorities continue to believe that someone holds the key to solving the crime. They urge anyone who may have seen or heard something on Lilly Pond Road on that Wednesday night in 2005, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to contact the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit.