Foster Ellis Luyster Jr

Date Found: December 5th, 1978

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Investigating Agency: Tulsa Crime Stoppers

918-596-COPS

Foster Ellis Luyster, Jr., 41, was murdered in his home on December 5th, 1978 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was found by his 6-year-old son.

On that day Foster was at home at 1326 S. Indian Avenue. His son came home from school and found Foster on the bed, believing his dad had gotten into a fight and was napping. According to the Tulsa Cold Case Unit site, his wife called home after Foster didn’t arrive to pick her up at 430 pm and the son answered and told her, “Daddy is bleeding and hurt.” She came home to find Foster shot on their bed. There were no signs of forced entry. By the time police arrived at the home neighbors had started mopping up blood and many things had been moved. Police have said this made investigating Foster’s murder more difficult.

Years after the murder police announced they had two suspects they were looking for. Suspect #1 is a man named Cliff or Clifford, white, early to middle 30s, 5’10-5’11, 150-160lbs, blond with a ruddy complexion. He wore his hair short and had a mustache. He may have worked at the Git-N-Gone store in Sand Springs and was in the middle of a divorce in 1978. He may have been jailed on a DUI in November or December 1978. Suspect #2 is a man named George, Native, mid to late 30s or early 40s with black hair, dark brown eyes, and a bad complexion. He may have had dependence issues and was known to fly model planes as his hobby. He was often seen wearing 10-12 rubber bands on his wrist. Cliff and George may have lived together at the Outrigger Apartments at 8500 S. Lewis Avenue.

Foster was born on August 11th, 1936 in Belmont, Ohio, where he grew up. He had five children.