While I was looking through cold cases, I saw a familiar face. It was a picture of Reggie Elkins. I knew him as an acquaintance. We went to the same small college. So everyone knew everyone.
My impression of Reggie was that he was smart and athletic. He also always looked sharp. Some guys are slobs but Reggie was not one of those guys.
There is probably a better photo of him somewhere. This is the only one that I could find on the internet. He was killed on December 14, 1994, so he wasn’t on MySpace or Facebook. It’s been challenging to find anything related to his college days or his murder investigation.
It’s hard to believe that it has been 24 years since Reggie died. He was killed in a drive-by shooting in Columbus, Ohio. He had been out of college for only a few months.
No one will say whether he was the intended target or not. Someone knows but no one has said a word even after so many years.
There’s an article from 1999 that states that the authorities had a theory that several homicides were connected. They thought 13 murders were related to either drugs or robbery.
His father, Larry Elkins, was interviewed for the article. Unfortunately, his father passed away in 2009. It is absolutely heartbreaking that Reggie Elkin’s dad died without knowing who the shooter was. We may never know why it happened but Reggie’s father might have been somewhat satisfied with knowing who committed the crime.
Such a sad story, xx
It really is. Thanks for visiting and sharing.
This was my uncle
I’m so sorry for your family’s loss.
I met Reggie when he attended Bluffton. We met through a friend and continued to see each other after he left Bluffton. I’ll never forget receiving that phone call that he had been killed. The police didn’t even care. So so sad.
Hello my name is Gayla Elkins and I am the niece of Reginald Elkins. I was only two years old at the time of the murder but my mother which is my uncles sister, they were very close. I am saddened to say but I am just now finding out that justice was never served in the murder of my uncle. I would love to know how I could get in contact with the person that wrote this article. It brought tears to my eyes knowing justice has never been served for my family.
Hello my name is Gayla Elkins and I am the niece of Reginald Elkins. I was only two years old at the time of the murder but my mother which is my uncles sister, they were very close. I am saddened to say but I am just now finding out that justice was never served in the murder of my uncle. I would love to know how I could get in contact with the person that wrote this article. It brought tears to my eyes knowing justice has never been served for my family.
Hi Gayla, I’m so sorry for your family’s loss.
My email is holley4734@gmail.com.
-Holley