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
Alma Noffsinger
Incident location:
Oakwood,
Ohio
- Paulding County
Incident date: 12/17/1981
Case number: 1884
Gareld Dixon
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/11/1981
Case number: 1308
Clarence Staten
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/30/1981
Case number: 597
Kimberly King
Incident location:
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/24/1981
Case number: 1909
William Coates
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/22/1981
Case number: 770
James Allen
Incident location:
Streetsboro,
Ohio
- Portage County
Incident date: 11/20/1981
Case number: 1833
Theodore Long
Incident location:
Ohio
- Fayette County
Incident date: 11/17/1981
Case number: 1983
Meisha Blalcok
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 11/16/1981
Case number: 1307
Karla Rogers
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/4/1981
Case number: 769
Kurt Sova
Incident location:
Newburgh Heights,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 10/23/1981
- 10/28/1981 (Approximate)
Case number: 3223