There's a recent article related to road rage murder victim Richard Aderson. A speech pathologist named Dolores O'Brien is receiving a special award. It is known as the Richard H. Aderson Make A Difference Award. At the time of Aderson's death, he was supervising her speech department.

Aderson, was the man who was shot and killed in a road rage incident in New York on February 5, 1997. Before he died, however, Aderson called 911, and described both his assailant and the assailant's car (which is believed to have been a '90s green Jeep Cherokee with New Hampshire license plates). But despite the significant clues (and despite having been featured on both UM and America's Most Wanted), Aderson's killer has never been identified.

The article is worth reading.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070212/NEWS/702120333

I remember that case....I get mad everytime I see that segment. Everyone has road rage to some degree, but to actually kill someone in cold blood over it....man.

Thanks for the article Kane.

This case is one that has always left a chill with me. How could that lowlife possibly get away with the murder? I remember his unruly hair, beady eyes and the most god-awful glasses on the composite sketch. If my memory is correct I got the impression that he was a weasly pipsqueak of a guy.

It was a busy time of day and no one saw him do this? No one saw him pull away with the victim bleeding and clutching his chest? I don't get it.

I really, really hope that this is one case that gets solved. Not just for peace of mind for the family - but also so this sub-human gets his time in prison. Something tells me the other prisoners would have a "heyday" with him.

We can only hope.

jeeps

It was a busy time of day and no one saw him do this? No one saw him pull away with the victim bleeding and clutching his chest? I don't get it.

Even if it was at a busy time of the day, it is still possible that the occupants in passing cars didn't get a clear view of what was really going on. More than likely, they were paying more attention to the road than to the parked cars, never anticipating that it would become the scene of a crime (and never realizing that fact until it was too late).

This explains why many road rage crimes go unsolved. They are often unpredictable, and things tend to happen around a car very fast, making it easy for a road rage criminal to escape detection.

My thoughts mirror that of Kane. Most people ARE paying attention to the road. Passerbys most likely thought it was two people who knew each other meeting on the side of the road, which happens quite frequently where I'm from. There was no reason to believe the encounter was anything out of the ordinary until it was too late.

My thoughts mirror that of Kane. Most people ARE paying attention to the road. Passerbys most likely thought it was two people who knew each other meeting on the side of the road, which happens quite frequently where I'm from. There was no reason to believe the encounter was anything out of the ordinary until it was too late.


Hmm. I see your point. I guess I'm different. I notice every little thing...then again, in Boston, you're not traveling at a high rate of speed ever!!

Here's a story. Honest to goodness true too. It was about a hundred years ago when I was in college. I was taking a back road from the University of Delaware...Paper Mill Road. It was early afternoon. There were a few cars on the two lane road but not a lot. I was traveling, probably 30 mph.

There was a car on the side of the road. Being curious or nosey I looked at the car - there was one person in the driver seat. As I looked at him I saw his head jerk then he put his head down. I thought that was odd but didn't think another thing of it until.

Later the next day I heard that a good friend of my brothers' committed suicide on Paper Mill Road.

Maybe from that I just look at the side of the road perhaps more than I should and just assume everyone else does too. I didn't do anything about that incident but I guarantee you that if anything is suspicious to me at all along the side of the road - I will most definitely call 911.

jeeps

Hopefully you guys look back to this thread....richard aderson was my father, the man who was killed on I-84 on february 5, 1997...its great to know that some people still actually care about this case, the police havent been making any effort to go forward with it anymore...granted there are only about 4-7 leads per year (people calling when re-runs of AMW and unsolved mysteries are on) but they should still be making an effort, its been 10 years now since it happened, and to this day, the pain is still the same it was the night it happened, my pops didnt deserve this...he was only 47, he had a lot of time ahead of him...this low life M*tha f*cker needs to be caught, karma isnt enough for me...i want to be able to look at him. You dont think anything could ever happen like this to you...but it can, it happened to me. I got two sisters and a mother, and ive been the man of the house ever since he passed away, its forever changed my life. Just writing this so maybe it'll it a little closer to home for some people...thanks for the interest in the case, it means alot to me...stayhuman. -Dave

Thanks for posting, Dave. I'm so sorry for your loss. I also wish that police would make more of an effort to find your father's murderer. I cannot imagine what you and your family are going through. I hope it does offer you some peace of mind knowing that there are many of us who are interested in the case and genuinely hope for its resolution. I like to think of myself as a very fair "junior" prosecutor, but if I had the opportunity to prosecute the man who killed your father, I'd throw the book at him. Here's hoping you get your wish someday.

hey dave, my name is john and I am a student at UCCC. My major is criminal justice. In my one criminal justice class, we given your fathers case. My group and I have been trying to gather info about the night your father was wrongfully taken from you. I hope you write back, my email address is johnnyhabs@yahoo.com

Hopefully you guys look back to this thread....richard aderson was my father, the man who was killed on I-84 on february 5, 1997...its great to know that some people still actually care about this case, the police havent been making any effort to go forward with it anymore...granted there are only about 4-7 leads per year (people calling when re-runs of AMW and unsolved mysteries are on) but they should still be making an effort, its been 10 years now since it happened, and to this day, the pain is still the same it was the night it happened, my pops didnt deserve this...he was only 47, he had a lot of time ahead of him...this low life M*tha f*cker needs to be caught, karma isnt enough for me...i want to be able to look at him. You dont think anything could ever happen like this to you...but it can, it happened to me. I got two sisters and a mother, and ive been the man of the house ever since he passed away, its forever changed my life. Just writing this so maybe it'll it a little closer to home for some people...thanks for the interest in the case, it means alot to me...stayhuman. -Dave
Hi Dave,thanks for sharing your thoughts here, your dad sounds like an awesome man who I'd love to have had as a teacher. I've never forgotten this case and I pray that the little weasel who did this is captured one day. You and your family deserve justice, and I have a feeling it isn't the first time this punk has escaped it.

I remember there being fliers up for information about this case for years. They might still be up, but I don't take that road much anymore. I-84 is so busy there, I'm not surprised people didn't notice much. You're merging, switching lanes, approaching or leaving the bridge. There's a ton going on. This case always bugged me because it was so senseless.