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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Anthony Smith
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/17/2007
Case number: 1772
Eric Reeves
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/23/2007
Case number: 1773
Ambrose Foster III
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 9/2/2013
Case number: 3926
Jerry Leirer
Incident location:
Perrysburg,
Ohio
- Wood County
Incident date: 2/28/1977
Case number: 3048
Joseph Brandon
Incident location:
Perrysburg,
Ohio
- Wood County
Incident date: 2/24/1978
Case number: 3049
Regina Hicks
Incident location:
Willard,
Ohio
- Huron County
Incident date: 10/18/2001
- 10/22/2001 (Approximate)
Case number: 3050
Martinique King
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 9/11/2016
Case number: 3051
Jameela Hasan
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 12/17/2012
Case number: 3052
Robert King
Incident location:
Ohio
- Portage County
Incident date: 8/27/1989
Case number: 3066
Jennifer Cooke
Incident location:
Grandview Heights,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/11/2013
Case number: 3068