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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Darrell Peters
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 5/2/1995
Case number: 822
Emmett Moore
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 4/7/1995
Case number: 1854
Raymond Cheeks
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/5/1995
Case number: 1544
Wanda Taylor
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 3/1/1995
- 3/16/1995 (Approximate)
Case number: 1853
Donny Terry Jr
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 2/17/1995
Case number: 256
Leon Lumpkin
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/10/1995
Case number: 821
Tammy Beetler
Incident location:
Lorain,
Ohio
- Lorain County
Incident date: 2/9/1995
Case number: 3017
Wilburn Hollis
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/6/1995
Case number: 1543
Timothy Sewards
Incident location:
Chillicothe,
Ohio
- Ross County
Incident date: 1/14/1995
Case number: 1387
James Jones
Incident location:
St. Paris,
Ohio
- Champaign County
Incident date: 12/31/1994
Case number: 49