INVESTIGATORS SEEK TIPS IN 1979 MURDER  

HOUSTON, Texas – Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Cold Case Unit need the public’s help in solving the 1979 murder of a man in northeast Harris County. 

On Monday, October 1, 1979, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Russell King was found unresponsive at 2400 North Houston Avenue in the Humble Area. Mr. King, 52, had been stabbed to death. His vehicle had been stolen and was later recovered along FM 1960 East. 

No photo of the victim is available.

Anyone with information about the killer(s) in this case is asked to please contact Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS (713-222-8477) or the HCSO’s Cold Case Unit at 713-967-5911.

This is one of several cold cases that the HCSO is featuring every week in hopes of gathering new information that may help solve them. For many of these cases, there is very little information, so investigators are relying solely on the public’s tips.