sadistic, and unpunished. jim banks and his mother found out his father was dead when a relative came to their door. >> and my mom says, where is he? and my uncle norman said, he's dead. and my mother collapsed. >> reporter: the black community was frightened. the local black owned newspaper called it a hideous crime. the gruesome work of fiends. pictures of the murder scene was displayed. there was speculation the murderers were white, jealous of his success, or perhaps angry by his extra mare call affairs. in over 50 years, there's never been a serious suspect. 90-year-old julian fogleman's late brother was one of the county prosecutors at the time of the murder. >> i don't recall any discussion with him about it. >> reporter: but julian was aware of the case, too.