Do you know who murdered Jack? On a cold February evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of fifty-year-old Jack Lyndon King was cut tragically short in a meticulously planned ambush. The events of February 5, 1975, began with a deceptive phone call to the King residence. A man, identifying himself as an employee of Mr. King's security company, informed him that a back door at his business had been left open.
Concerned, Jack left his wife at home and drove to his business to investigate the supposed security breach.
Time passed, and with no word from her husband, a sense of unease prompted Mrs. King to follow him to his place of business. Her worst fears were realized when she arrived to find a scene of violence. Jack Lyndon King was discovered deceased, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. The ruse of the open door had been a fatal lure, drawing him into a trap from which he would not return.
Despite the passage of time, the murder of Jack Lyndon King remains an open wound in the history of Tulsa's unsolved crimes. The Tulsa Police Department's Cold Case Unit continues to list the homicide, a stark reminder that the person or persons responsible for this calculated act of violence have never been brought to justice. There have been no arrests, and no suspects have been publicly identified in connection with the case, leaving a lingering mystery and a family's unanswered questions.
