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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James Reed
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 9/25/2010
Case number: 989
Jarenta Reed
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 9/25/2010
Case number: 988
John Lewis Jr
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 9/24/2010
Case number: 1891
Lorenzo Peagler
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 9/23/2010
Case number: 2038
Jason Knighten
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 9/4/2010
Case number: 168
Joe Patterson
Incident location:
Hamilton,
Ohio
- Butler County
Incident date: 8/25/2010
Case number: 3212
Anthony Tait
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 8/19/2010
Case number: 990
Michael Burgess
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 8/19/2010
Case number: 991
James Malloy
Incident location:
Lima,
Ohio
- Allen County
Incident date: 8/17/2010
Case number: 269
Damis Crawford
Incident location:
Lorain,
Ohio
- Lorain County
Incident date: 8/13/2010
Case number: 3021