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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Tyrone Bell
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 3/10/1974
Case number: 723
Clifton Bell
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/9/1993
Case number: 1498
Deaonte Bell
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 5/27/2017
Case number: 3154
Brian Bell
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 6/19/1999
Case number: 420
Debra Bell
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 4/7/1985
Case number: 421
Preston Bell
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/27/2021
Case number: 3680
William Bell III
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 5/22/2017
Case number: 3120
Edmund Bell Jr
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 7/6/2020
Case number: 3286
Franklin Benedict
Incident location:
Kent,
Ohio
- Portage County
Incident date: 7/8/2015
Case number: 2034
Russell Benedict
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/24/1976
Case number: 422