MUS-2026-0017
Archive card
MUS-2026-0017
Homicide
- Incident
- 1990
- Indexed
- Oct 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- See coverage below
- Location
- Las Vegas NV
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Cornell Gunter, 53, the tenor voice of the Coasters ('Yakety Yak'), was shot through his windshield in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1990 after a street argument, just as his career was enjoying a comeback. His killer was never identified. The case is documented in his Wikipedia biography, music-press retrospectives, and cold-case write-ups.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1990
Cornell Gunter, 53, is shot through his windshield in Las Vegas after a street argument, mid-comeback.
- 2026
His killer was never identified. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
53, tenor singer with the Coasters. Shot through his windshield in Las Vegas in 1990 after a street argument.
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Investigating agency
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Coverage
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