In the summer of 1993, the discovery of a body in a wooded area of Chester, Pennsylvania, marked the beginning of a long-unanswered case. On June 30, 32-year-old Thomas Byrd was found deceased near the 400 block of East 22nd Street. An autopsy would later reveal that the African American man had been the victim of a violent crime, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
His death was officially ruled a homicide.
Investigators with the Chester Police Department initiated an extensive inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Byrd's death. The initial phase of the investigation involved processing the crime scene for evidence and conducting interviews with individuals who may have possessed information pertinent to the case. Despite these efforts, the investigation did not immediately lead to the identification of a suspect or any arrests in connection with the murder.
In the years that have followed, the case of Thomas Byrd's death has remained without a public resolution. Information regarding any persons of interest or suspects has not been released, and there have been no announcements of arrests made in the case. The homicide of Thomas Byrd is now considered a cold case, one of the many unsolved murders in the state of Pennsylvania. The search for justice for the 32-year-old man from Chester has continued, though the trail for investigators has grown cold with the passage of time.
