Unsolved murder of Harvard man from 1979 still haunts family and community
In April 1979, Johnny Donaldson was shot and killed in his parents' driveway in Harvard, Massachusetts. He had just finished a night shift at a local hotel and was found dead in his car with multiple gunshot wounds. The case remains unsolved. Initial investigations revealed .22-caliber shell casings at the scene, but no witnesses reported hearing gunshots. A police officer who interacted with Donaldson before his death was later charged as an accessory, but the case against him fell apart due to unreliable testimony. Recent efforts to reopen the investigation have not yielded new leads. Family members believe there are still people who know what happened that night and hope someone will come forward with information.