It's been more than 45 years since John Donaldson was killed while sitting in his parked car,

just yards away from the safety of his own home in Harvard, Massachusetts.

It took years for investigators to build a case and arrest a suspect,

but it would all prove to be a distraction from the truth.

Now, Johnny's siblings are taking up their little brother's case

one last time in hopes of finally uncovering

the answers they deserve. I'm Kylie Lowe and this is the case of

John Donaldson on wrapping up another dishwashing shift at the

Sheridan Boxborough Hotel in Boxborough, Massachusetts.

Washing dishes wasn't exactly his first choice of jobs.

He was originally hired to work the front desk, but a demotion had him in the kitchen,

scrubbing food from room service plates and sanitizing flatware after dinner service each night.

John, who was better known as Johnny to his family and friends,

had found himself back in his hometown of Harvard, Massachusetts, after struggling to keep up with his coursework in college.

He flunked out and left school in December of 1977, but he was told he could reapply when he was ready, and that seemed to be his plan.

But until then, it was washing dishes and living at home with his parents, paying $15 a week

rent at the same house he grew up in on Lover's Lane in Harvard.

Most of the friends Johnny had grown up with were away at college by then, but he made new friends among the kitchen staff at the hotel, many of whom

were younger high school kids. After their shifts, he and a few coworkers would usually find

a place to hang out and throw a couple beers back.

That was their plan on the night of April 5th

and the early morning hours of April 6th, 1979.

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