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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Richard Wright
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 5/3/2004
Case number: 83
Caesar Wright III
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/12/2020
Case number: 3550
Allen Wright Jr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/8/2022
Case number: 3753
Leslie Wurm
Incident location:
Tiffin,
Ohio
- Seneca County
Incident date: 7/14/1978
- 7/18/1978 (Approximate)
Case number: 1830
Ernest Wyche
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 3/28/1996
Case number: 1566
Jason Wynn
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 3/1/2006
Case number: 1085
Deon Yancy
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/11/1980
Case number: 1234
Felton Yancy
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/4/1993
Case number: 1485
Yun Mo Yang
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 5/28/1990
Case number: 1399
Dwight Yarbrough
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 4/17/1999
Case number: 582