Cold fusion pioneer and author Eugene Mallove was murdered in 2004. On April 2, 2010, police arrested two suspects in the murder: Chad M. Schaffer, 32 and Candace L. Foster, 30. See:
http://www.theday.com/article/20100402/NWS04/304029816
http://www.theday.com/article/20100406/NWS02/304069933
A biography of Eugene Mallove is here: http://www.infinite-energy.com/whoarewe/gene.html