and donald williams has some guesses as to what his victim might have been involved in as well. >> possibly held's angels, probably involved in the drug activity that led to his demise. >> reporter: williams admits that doesn't make his victim the most sympathetic character out there. he says no one deserves what was done to him. and there may be others out there still wondering what happened to someone they cared about. and they, at the very least, deserve an answer. garvin thomas, "today in the east bay." >>> 4:48 right now. good news about the cost of health care. a study by fidelity investments says health care costs have actually gone down for retirees for now. but they predict the trend will change and the prices will eventually start to rise again. >>> for more on news before the bell, we'll go to sharita brantley at cnbc world headquarters. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, scott. futures are mixed as wall street ends the first quarter today. stocks ended up yesterday just shy of the highs for the year, but still light in trading volume. the markets are posed to close

. >> reporter: donald williams is a retired oakland cop who now investigates cold cases for the department. none colder than the one he's looking at now. none more disturbing either. >> gruesome? >> this is about one of the most gruesome ones i've seen. >> reporter: our case begins to july 28th, 1980. a torso is found near the corner of helen and peralta streets. there is no head, no arms, no legs. just disembowelled and burned remains. the original police bulletin on the crime contains this chilling assessment. the dismemberment is so cleanly performed it indicates the suspect may have had some type of anatomical background. >> for someone to do something to a human being this way is just incredible. >> reporter: but police have no idea, no clues as to who their victim is. so the investigation stalls almost immediately. but just one year later and ten miles away, a driver looking for a lost hubcap finds a skull just off grizzly peak boulevard in the hills above oakland. those remains, however, are handed over to the authorities in contra costa county, not alameda. it's a move that inadver