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 Fields
Incident location:
Hamilton,
Ohio
- Butler County
Incident date: 7/14/1997
Case number: 1344
Robert Mirman
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 1/29/1981
Case number: 1352
Robert Dawson
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/15/1988
Case number: 1318
Robert Valentine
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/3/1987
Case number: 934
Robert Thornton Jr
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 8/6/2017
Case number: 3062
Robert Cosgrove
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/21/1983
Case number: 899
Robert Richards
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/14/1993
Case number: 1493
Robert Perry
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/1/1994
Case number: 1519
Robert Hunter
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/31/1996
Case number: 1580
Robert Hawthorne
Incident location:
Akron ,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 2/27/2000
Case number: 1864