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Case Description
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John Hardaway, a 57-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed on June 4, 1982, in Cleveland, Ohio. Hardaway was a regular patron of the Black Horse Café on Madison and West 117th, where he was shot seven times by Frank Spisak Jr., a 31-year-old man with a history of neo-Nazi affiliations. Spisak was on a shooting spree targeting individuals he deemed undesirable, and Hardaway was one of his victims.

Spisak was arrested shortly after the murder of Hardaway and was late ...Read More
Victim Details

John Hardaway

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

1982-06-04

John

Hardaway

11/06/2025