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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Robert Yoder
Incident location:
Laurelville,
Ohio
- Hocking County
Incident date: 4/11/2010
Case number: 52
Robert Wells
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 9/27/2002
Case number: 108
Robert Mitchell
Incident location:
North Ridge/Moorefield Township,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 3/16/1997
Case number: 146
Robert Bowen III
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 9/21/2006
Case number: 128
Robert Moore
Incident location:
Painesville,
Ohio
- Lake County
Incident date: 1/30/2016
Case number: 3281
Robert Gisentaner
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 5/18/2008
Case number: 86
Robert Sherrod
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/24/2002
Case number: 1154
Robert Mattison
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 3/8/2012
Case number: 1894
Robert Johnson
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 9/24/2001
Case number: 1186
Robert McPherson
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 1/14/2007
Case number: 1066