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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William Coates
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/22/1981
Case number: 770
William Russia
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 3/21/1975
Case number: 733
William White
Incident location:
Union Township (now known as West Chester),
Ohio
- Butler County
Incident date: 5/26/1980
Case number: 39
William Smith
Incident location:
Springfield,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 6/26/1994
Case number: 3077
William Tyree Jr
Incident location:
Springfield,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 8/15/2002
- 10/6/2010 (Approximate)
Case number: 3073
William Allen
Incident location:
Larue,
Ohio
- Marion County
Incident date: 12/4/1985
- 12/5/1985 (Approximate)
Case number: 3395
William English IV
Incident location:
Lorain,
Ohio
- Lorain County
Incident date: 10/7/2002
Case number: 3018
William Bell III
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 5/22/2017
Case number: 3120
William Sproat
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/27/1970
- 2/28/1970 (Approximate)
Case number: 3385
William Howard
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 11/5/2016
Case number: 3364