At 8:02 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 1975, Ernest Booker went to his father’s Norwalk apartment to visit him, as he did every few days. The son unlocked the door of Apartment 5 at 21 W. Main St. and found his father, William J. Booker, dead on the bed with a single gunshot wound to his chest, said the Norwalk Police Department.
The bullet was recovered and sent to the state laboratory to look for a possible match from another crime, but no match was found, police said.
In addition to the bullet, police also retrieved several items in the apartment for fingerprints, but again, police were not able to find any matches.
The son had last visited his father on the previous Friday.
Currently, Norwalk police are reviewing the case for possible resubmission to the state forensics laboratory for ballistic, latent print and DNA examination to see whether any new leads can be developed.
Anybody with information about the case is asked to contact Lt. Art Weisgerber at 203-854-3028 or aweisgerber@norwalkct.org.
Anonymous Internet tips can be sent through the Norwalk police website at www.norwalkpd.com.
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