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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Benjamin Smith
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/3/1979
Case number: 881
Benjamin Hartney
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 6/16/1989
Case number: 1382
Benjamin Blackwell Jr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/17/2017
Case number: 3425
Bernard Erby
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/4/2016
Case number: 3368
Berne Davis
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/21/1976
Case number: 868
Beth Hill
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/13/1995
Case number: 823
Betty Skinner
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 12/5/2013
Case number: 3057
Betty Jagodzinski
Incident location:
Toledo,
Ohio
- Lucas County
Incident date: 3/6/2001
Case number: 82
Betty Tigner
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 7/31/1976
Case number: 616
Beverly Jarosz
Incident location:
Garfield Heights,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 12/28/1964
Case number: 2032