The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) provides visibility and investigative resources to help local law enforcement agencies resolve unsolved homicides. Through this database, BCI provides details and photos related to unsolved homicides and solicits tips from the public to assist local law enforcement in pursuing their investigations.
BCI defines an unsolved homicide as a homicide or questionable death that remains unsolved after being reported to law enforcement and for which there are no apparent viable leads.
By highlighting cold cases through the Ohio Attorney General's Office, BCI and local law enforcement agencies can:
- Bring widespread visibility to a case
- Increase the likelihood that tips may help bring a perpetrator to justice and victims' loved ones a sense of closure
- Compare details of cases in their jurisdictions with unsolved homicides elsewhere, helping to identify linked cases
To request that an unsolved homicide be included in BCI's statewide database and featured on this website, Ohio law enforcement agencies should contact BCI at 855-BCI-OHIO (224-6446) or e-mail OhioUnsolvedHomicides@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov and reference Ohio Unsolved Homicides.
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Frank Vinson Jr
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 11/14/2017
Case number: 3194
Carolyn Parker
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 10/16/2017
Case number: 3193
Ulrich Smith
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/10/2017
Case number: 3169
Deandre Andrus
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 10/7/2017
Case number: 3192
Amy Nelson
Incident location:
New Straitsville,
Ohio
- Perry County
Incident date: 9/18/2017
Case number: 3253
Najae Jeffries
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 9/12/2017
Case number: 3191
Theodore Stokes Jr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/31/2017
Case number: 3164
Daryll Gavin
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/31/2017
Case number: 3165
William Williams
Incident location:
Warren,
Ohio
- Trumbull County
Incident date: 8/20/2017
Case number: 3219
Robert Thornton Jr
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 8/6/2017
Case number: 3062