The parents of a man killed in an unsolved murder in San Diego 16 years ago said Tuesday that the pain of losing their son never goes away as they continue to seek his killer.

As reported by San Diego Union-Tribune‘s Pauline Repard, the body of the 26-year-old City College student was found Sept. 10, 2000 inside his Eighth Street home. He had been bludgeoned to death, his apartment was ransacked and his motorcycle had been stolen. His killer has never been found.

In an emotional interview, Rita and Richard Moore of Lebanon, PA, said that time has softened but never erased the gut-wrenching feelings they were left with after their son Andrew Moore was found dead in his downtown San Diego apartment.

× Unsolved homicide of Andrew Moore


Rita Moore’s voice broke and she held back tears as she said that it’s hard for her to describe what it has been like not only losing a child, but losing one in such a violent manner. She said she and her husband think about what the future may have held for their popular, outgoing son who had hopes of being an international businessman.

“You can’t help thinking about what if,” Moore said. “What if this never happened to Andy?”

She said she and her husband think about what it would’ve been like if he were still here. Would he be married? Would he have had kids?

“I always picture his children, how beautiful they would be because he was such a handsome fellow,” said his mom.


“And now we have none of that,” she added.

Moore said that over time the grief softens a bit – enough at least to allow her and her husband to concentrate on the goods times they had. “You’re thankful to God for the son we had for just 26 years,” she said.

The Moores hope their continued appeal for information will eventually lead to the killer. And if they could say one thing to that person they would simply ask why. “Why did you do it?”

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There’s a $56,000 reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.