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12-12-2016, 02:30 AM
Next Monday marks 25 years since Joe Cole was shot dead in front of his Oakwood, CA home by armed robbers. Let's recap this unsolved case:
Joe Cole was the son of television actor Dennis Cole and best friend to actor/musician Henry Rollins. The two lived in a home in the Oakwood section of Venice, California and planned on documenting the plight of homeless Vietnam veterans in the area. On December 19th, 1991, Joe and Henry were arriving home from an all-night grocery store when they were confronted by two armed men. One robber shoved Henry to his knees, while the other forced Joe face down on the ground. The gunmen told them not to scream or they would be killed. As they laid on the ground, the robbers took what little money they had, less than $50. Angered, the two gunmen then demanded to go up to the house and Henry told them that there were others in the house, hoping that the gunmen would leave, but they did not. As they entered the house, Henry heard feet scuffling on the porch and then gunshots. Henry then ran out of the house and out the back door and called police from a pay phone.
When the police arrived, the gunmen had vanished and Joe had died as a result of the shooting. Despite interviews with hundreds of people in the area, the killers have never been found. However, investigators believe that the killers live in the Oakwood area and may have bragged about their crime before. They also may have selected Henry and Joe's house because earlier that day, music producer Rick Rubin had arrived there in a fancy car, making the robbers think that the house had valuables inside. A $25,000 reward is being offered in this case. One of the suspects is an African-American male approximately 5'11 and weighs 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and today would be in his 40s or 50s. The other suspect is also an African-American male. They have never been identified and Joe Cole's murder remains unsolved 25 years later. If you have any information regarding the murder of Joe Cole, please call the Los Angeles Police Department at (213) 485-3261.
Joe Cole was the son of television actor Dennis Cole and best friend to actor/musician Henry Rollins. The two lived in a home in the Oakwood section of Venice, California and planned on documenting the plight of homeless Vietnam veterans in the area. On December 19th, 1991, Joe and Henry were arriving home from an all-night grocery store when they were confronted by two armed men. One robber shoved Henry to his knees, while the other forced Joe face down on the ground. The gunmen told them not to scream or they would be killed. As they laid on the ground, the robbers took what little money they had, less than $50. Angered, the two gunmen then demanded to go up to the house and Henry told them that there were others in the house, hoping that the gunmen would leave, but they did not. As they entered the house, Henry heard feet scuffling on the porch and then gunshots. Henry then ran out of the house and out the back door and called police from a pay phone.
When the police arrived, the gunmen had vanished and Joe had died as a result of the shooting. Despite interviews with hundreds of people in the area, the killers have never been found. However, investigators believe that the killers live in the Oakwood area and may have bragged about their crime before. They also may have selected Henry and Joe's house because earlier that day, music producer Rick Rubin had arrived there in a fancy car, making the robbers think that the house had valuables inside. A $25,000 reward is being offered in this case. One of the suspects is an African-American male approximately 5'11 and weighs 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and today would be in his 40s or 50s. The other suspect is also an African-American male. They have never been identified and Joe Cole's murder remains unsolved 25 years later. If you have any information regarding the murder of Joe Cole, please call the Los Angeles Police Department at (213) 485-3261.