On Monday, 8/11/1980, Richard Sikorsky, white male, 27 years of age, was found dead on the floor of his basement apartment located at 23 Western Avenue, Morristown, NJ where he lived alone. He was last seen alive on Saturday, 8/8/80.

The victim's apartment was a total disarray believed to be from an altercation between the victim and the suspect. Chairs and tables were found turned over, magazines and other miscellaneous items were strewn on the floor, and the mattress was pulled off the bed onto the floor. There were blood smears throughout the apartment. The victim's body was badly beaten. The Cause of Death was determined to be a subdural hematoma from blunt force trauma to the victim's head and the Manner of Death - Homicide.

The victim moved out of his home in Clark, New Jersey in 1979 and lived in several places including Carrier Clinic in Belle Meade, NJ and the Morristown YMCA. The victim then moved to 23 Western Avenue on July 31, 1980. While in the Morristown area the victim worked at Bambergers in Morristown, NJ and Master Works Music and Art Foundation in Morristown, NJ.