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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Tony Swain Jr.
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 9/6/2005
Case number: 99
Sara Scott
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 12/13/2011
Case number: 111
Marcus Primes
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 1/28/2002
Case number: 104
Crystal Proctor
Incident location:
Fairborn,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 7/27/1997
Case number: 148
Javan Rogers
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 8/27/2002
- 8/27/2002 (Approximate)
Case number: 105
Markus Rogers
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 11/28/2002
Case number: 106
Dana Oldham
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 3/9/2003
Case number: 100
Judy Ott
Incident location:
South Vienna,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 4/5/1983
Case number: 143
Joan Palacio
Incident location:
Toledo,
Ohio
- Lucas County
Incident date: 9/15/2002
Case number: 92
Antoine Patterson
Incident location:
Whitehall,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 3/16/2006
Case number: 41