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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Incident date
Heath Rutherford
Incident location:
Windham,
Ohio
- Portage County
Incident date: 7/1/2001
Case number: 3933
Renee Wise
Incident location:
Suffield,
Ohio
- Portage County
Incident date: 1/16/1997
Case number: 3934
James Stennies Jr
Incident location:
Reynoldsburg,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/22/2017
Case number: 3008
Candice Taylor
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 3/28/2017
Case number: 3009
Michael Cooper
Incident location:
Ohio
- Madison County
Incident date: 5/14/2015
- 8/6/2015 (Approximate)
Case number: 3011
Leiland Cannon
Incident location:
East Fultonham,
Ohio
- Muskingum County
Incident date: 1/13/2000
Case number: 3012
Jerry Stasa
Incident location:
Barberton,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 10/2/2015
Case number: 3013
Lian Nung
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/25/2017
Case number: 3014
Tammy Beetler
Incident location:
Lorain,
Ohio
- Lorain County
Incident date: 2/9/1995
Case number: 3017
Damis Crawford
Incident location:
Lorain,
Ohio
- Lorain County
Incident date: 8/13/2010
Case number: 3021