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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Chanelle Smith
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/10/1989
Case number: 1339
Wadell Bass
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/21/1989
Case number: 1340
Fredrick Lehr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/22/1989
Case number: 1341
James Crow
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/15/1989
Case number: 1342
Shirley Pearson-Divens
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/18/1989
Case number: 1343
Robert Fields
Incident location:
Hamilton,
Ohio
- Butler County
Incident date: 7/14/1997
Case number: 1344
Richard Mincher
Incident location:
Hamilton,
Ohio
- Butler County
Incident date: 8/20/1993
Case number: 1345
Frenchman Minniefield
Incident location:
Hamilton,
Ohio
- Butler County
Incident date: 1/8/2004
Case number: 1346
Cornelius Maxwell Jr
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/9/2009
Case number: 1902
Darnell Wilson
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/26/2009
Case number: 1903