A Superior Court jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision yesterday ?in the case of a man accused of fatally stabbing another man 38 years ago in Pacific Beach. Gerald Dean Metcalf, 62, was charged with murder in the 1971 slaying of Gerald Jackson, a 27-year-old Vietnam veteran who worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Jackson was stabbed more than 61 times. The jury deliberated for about two days before telling the judge they were deadlocked eight to four in favor of a conviction. Judge David Gill declared a mistrial and scheduled a Jan. 5 court date to determine the status of the case. Deputy District Attorney Jill Schall told the jury during the trial that Jackson, who was gay, was killed Dec. 29, 1971, after picking up Metcalf in downtown San Diego and taking him back to his apartment. Jackson’s body was found Jan. 2, 1972, in the bedroom of his apartment on Hornblend Street.

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