A taxi cab driver is found shot after delivering a ride On a cold December day in 1988, the life of 64-year-old Loys Flournoy, a male cab driver, came to a tragic and mysterious end. On December 8th, his body was discovered alongside a roadway in the vicinity of Mustang, Nevada, a small community east of Reno. The circumstances of his death immediately pointed towards foul play, and his case is now considered an unsolved homicide.
Earlier that day, Flournoy had picked up a passenger at the bustling Circus-Circus Casino in Reno.
The intended destination was the infamous Mustang Ranch Brothel, a legal brothel situated in Storey County. What transpired during that fateful cab ride remains unknown. The next clue in the puzzling case surfaced when Flournoy's empty taxi was found abandoned near the Western Village in Sparks, Nevada, miles from where his body was discovered.
The investigation into Loys Flournoy's murder has spanned decades, yet no arrests have ever been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified. His case has become one of Washoe County's lingering cold cases, a somber reminder of a life cut short and a crime left unpunished. Law enforcement agencies continue to seek information from the public, hoping that someone, somewhere, holds the key to finally bringing closure to the family and friends of Loys Flournoy and delivering justice for his untimely death. The motive behind the killing, whether it was robbery or something more sinister, remains a subject of speculation in this enduring mystery.
