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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Rollin Byrd
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 9/3/2001
Case number: 214
Ruth Carter
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 12/13/1999
Case number: 215
Karen Michalski
Incident location:
Lakewood,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 3/7/1979
Case number: 206
Kathryn Menendez
Incident location:
Alliance,
Ohio
- Portage County
Incident date: 8/20/1994
- 8/25/1994 (Approximate)
Case number: 207
Peggy Kline
Incident location:
Cheviot,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/8/2010
Case number: 208
Eresia Anderson
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 8/2/1988
Case number: 209
Cheryl Wilson
Incident location:
Ohio
- Holmes County
Incident date: 9/15/2008
Case number: 13
Gregory Griffin
Incident location:
Cortland,
Ohio
- Trumbull County
Incident date: 7/23/2006
Case number: 22
Stephen Shonn
Incident location:
Austintown,
Ohio
- Mahoning County
Incident date: 1/19/2011
Case number: 205
Jack Hall
Incident location:
Rittman,
Ohio
- Wayne County
Incident date: 9/26/2011
Case number: 65