Unsolved homicides and sexual assaults are among the most challenging and frustrating investigations that law enforcement officers face, and Attorney General Dave Yost has made it a top priority to offer help.

BCI’s Cold Case Unit (CCU), established in 2020, reaches out to local law enforcement agencies to initiate a fresh look at unsolved cases. The unit offers new forensic analysis and investigative resources.

“We can make a difference, even when years have passed since a murder or sexual assault,” Yost says. “The passage of time can actually help, in that some witnesses become more willing to cooperate and technology advances. Consider, for example, how DNA testing has unmasked, time and again, violent criminals who got away with living among us for too long.”