A cabbie from Louisville is found shot to death in S Indiana On a summer day in 1989, the life of William Montgomery, a 53-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. A taxi cab driver from Louisville, Kentucky, he was found shot to death along the side of McCracken Road near U.S. 150 in rural southern Washington County, Indiana, on July 7th. The discovery of his body marked the beginning of a long and frustrating investigation for law enforcement.
Montgomery's yellow taxi was found abandoned about a mile from where his body was discovered,
an early clue in a case that would quickly grow cold. Investigators with the Indiana State Police worked to piece together the events leading to his murder, but the initial investigation did not lead to any immediate arrests. The motive for the killing remained unclear, and with few leads to go on, the case became a lingering mystery in the small Indiana community.
Detectives also uncovered another piece of the puzzle: a black, late 1980s model Chevrolet Monte Carlo that had been stolen near the murder scene. Authorities believe this vehicle may have been involved in the crime. The stolen Monte Carlo was later recovered in the Youngstown Shopping Center parking lot in Jeffersonville, Indiana, but this discovery did not lead to the identification of any suspects.
Decades have passed since William Montgomery's murder, and the case remains an open and unsolved homicide. The Indiana State Police have not made any arrests in connection with his death, and no suspects have been publicly named. The case is now considered a cold case, a painful reminder of a life taken too soon. Law enforcement officials continue to believe that members of the public may hold additional information that could finally lead to a breakthrough and bring closure to the family of William Montgomery.
