An Oklahoma City cabdriver is found murdered a mile away from his cab On a cold December day in 1992, the life of Larry Wayne Jackson, a 35-year-old Caucasian male, came to a tragic and violent end in Oklahoma City. A driver for the local Yellow Cab Company, Jackson was found murdered in a field near SE 15th and High on December 22nd. The discovery of his body was just the beginning of a grim mystery that has remained unsolved for decades.
His familiar yellow cab was found abandoned about a mile away, near Reno Avenue and Eastern Avenue, with blood inside, a silent testament to the violence that had occurred.
Investigators determined that Jackson had last been in contact with the cab company at 12:45 a.m. to pick up a fare. However, the residents at the address given for the fare had not summoned a taxi. This led police to believe that the perpetrator may have used a payphone to call for the cab and then waited at the given address, a common practice at the time, to lure the unsuspecting driver into a deadly trap. Described by those who knew him as a well-liked, neat, and courteous man who was often in a good mood, the motive for his killing remained elusive to law enforcement in the immediate aftermath of the crime.
Despite the initial investigation and the passage of time, no suspects have ever been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Larry Wayne Jackson. His case is now considered a cold case, one of the many unresolved homicides in Oklahoma. Law enforcement agencies continue to appeal to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough and finally bring justice to Larry Wayne Jackson and his family. The circumstances surrounding his death continue to be a somber reminder of a life cut short, with the identity of his killer or killers remaining a troubling secret.
