CA CA - Andrew 'Andy' Moore, 26, San Diego, 8 September 2000

His family now lives in Pennsylvania, but flew in to San Diego to help ask for the public’s help for information in the case, which has been cold for more than a decade now.

“That’s why we’re here; we’re here to ask you to help us find out who did this to Andy so that we know why they did it,” his mother said. “That won’t bring Andy back but perhaps that it will lay our hearts to rest, why it happened.”

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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...

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

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Nearly 17 years have passed since Moore’s murder; today, his killer remains at large. There is currently a $56,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest in this cold case: $1,000 from San Diego Crime Stoppers, $5,000 from the victim’s family and $50,000 from the Governor’s Office, officials confirmed on Friday.

His family established the Andrew Tan Tai Moore Scholarship at San Diego City College, which encourages applications from adoptees from Vietnam or other Asian countries, as well as any other re-entry students.

The parents, who lovingly refer to their son as "Andy," spoke to reporters about the San Diego City College scholarship. For their family, it's an important way to pay it forward and keep the memory of their son alive.

"We always look forward to that [presenting the scholarship]," said Rita. "And, every year, there’s a tinge of sadness to it, too, because we see them [the students] walk across that stage and we think, ‘That could’ve been Andy.’"

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Although many years have passed since their son was killed, Rita said the pain of losing him lingers.

"We've been reeling from this for 16-and-a-half years now," she said, holding back tears. "This is his birthday month. And so, it's strange how it always coincides that we're out here on Andy's birthday, celebrating -- but he's not here."

"We hope that someone out there who knows something about Andy's case will finally come forth and give us the information that we need, so that the police can solve his case," the victim's mother added. "We think Andy deserves justice. He's missed out on -- we can't begin to tell you how much he's missed out on, as our family grows. We miss him terribly."

Rita said she's confident justice will prevail someday.

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An East Coast couple was in San Diego Tuesday to award a City College student a scholarship in the name of their son, whose murder nearly 18 years ago in the Cortez Hill area near Balboa Park remains unsolved, and to once again ask for public help to find his killer.

Richard and Rita Moore of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, come to San Diego each year to award the $500 memorial scholarship and renew their longtime plea for any information that could help cold-case detectives determine who fatally bludgeoned their 26-year-old son inside his apartment near Balboa Park.

A reward of $56,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case has stood for more than 12 years. Most of it was posted by the governor's office, with $5,000 put up by the Moore family and another $1,000 by San Diego County Crime Stoppers.

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