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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James Dillard
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/25/1992
Case number: 1472
James Kimbrough
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 3/23/1992
Case number: 1462
James Bosley
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/30/1990
Case number: 1411
James Bowers
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/1/1990
Case number: 1394
James Hayes
Incident location:
Sandusky,
Ohio
- Erie County
Incident date: 7/25/1976
Case number: 1883
James Hurt Jr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 11/11/2002
Case number: 1683
James Allen
Incident location:
Streetsboro,
Ohio
- Portage County
Incident date: 11/20/1981
Case number: 1833
James Smith
Incident location:
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 6/4/1992
Case number: 1912
James Johnson
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 1/3/1997
Case number: 835
James Hart
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/8/1988
Case number: 1322