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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Incident date
Dominic Spagnol
Incident location:
Westerville,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/6/1979
Case number: 962
Dustin Spaller
Incident location:
Painesville,
Ohio
- Lake County
Incident date: 12/4/2001
Case number: 624
Sharla Spangler
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/30/1985
Case number: 916
Michael Spangler
Incident location:
North Baltimore,
Ohio
- Wood County
Incident date: 2/7/1978
Case number: 1232
Curtis Sparks
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 4/21/1994
Case number: 595
Douglas Spear
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 3/11/2009
Case number: 1949
Douglas Spear
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 3/11/2009
Case number: 1949
Carl Spears
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/11/2006
Case number: 251
Alan Specht
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/31/1989
Case number: 667
Rico Spencer
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/4/2008
Case number: 1028