Reward hope in renewed push to find taxi-driver killer

Sydney: So, there’s this really sad story about a taxi driver named William Anthony Rogers. He was just finishing up his shift on October 4, 1988, after a long night of driving around tired passengers.

But then, just two hours before he was supposed to clock out, he hit the safety button on his taxi radio. That’s when things took a terrible turn. When the police showed up, they found him slumped over in his seat, shot in the chest.

His cab had rolled back into a fence, and it was clear he had been in trouble. The taxi sign was off, and the pay meter showed a fare of just $10.70. Fast forward over 30 years, and no one has been charged for his murder.

Recently, the NSW Police announced a $500,000 reward for any info that could crack this cold case. A coronial inquest back in 1991 found he was shot by someone unknown. Witnesses even saw a guy shaking and kicking him before running off.

They described the suspect as a young man, tall and slim, with dark hair and wearing light jeans and a matching jacket. It’s heartbreaking that his family has been waiting for answers for so long. The Unsolved Homicide Squad is back on the case, hoping to finally bring some closure.