Michael L. Sumpter was found fatally stabbed in the rear of 528 14th Street SE in Washington, D.C., on the morning of December 20, 1987. His body was discovered at about 8:40 AM and the death was determined to be a homicide.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch handled the investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case remains unsolved. Authorities have offered up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Anyone with information about Michael Sumpter’s death is urged to contact the investigators handling the case.