The Guardian reports that the government of New South Wales, Australia has offered a $100,000 reward for information related to the December 1993 murder of AC/DC's manager Crispin Dye. Dye, who served as the manager for the legendary rock band for seven years during the '80s, was 41 years old when he was robbed and assaulted in Sydney, Australia after a night of drinking with friends. He died later in the hospital after suffering major head injuries, and his assailants were never found.
"By all accounts, Crispin Dye was a fun-loving, friendly and decent man, who was robbed of his life far too soon," said New South Wales Detective Superintendent Mick Willing. "There are people out there who know those responsible for Mr. Dye's death and we're hoping this reward may prompt them to get in touch with police. We are absolutely committed to getting to the bottom of this case and bringing those responsible for an innocent man's violent death to justice, but we won't be able to do it without assistance from the public."
Witnesses to the incident 20 years ago reported seeing three young men standing over Dye's body before running off, though they were never arrested. The Guardian notes that Dye's murder occurred during a heightened period of gay-hate murders in Sydney, though police do not believe that his murder was motivated by homophobia, but was simply a robbery gone awry. It has not been made clear why a reward is finally being offered so long after the murder occurred.
