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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Edwin Smith
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 10/31/1982
Case number: 1358
Edwind Cznerniak
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/9/1981
Case number: 1301
Effie Williams
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 12/14/2015
Case number: 2095
Efrem Blackwell Jr.
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/22/2022
Case number: 3709
Eileen Zarlenga
Incident location:
Girard,
Ohio
- Trumbull County
Incident date: 1/26/1988
- 1/30/1988 (Approximate)
Case number: 178
Eirsrick Scruggs
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 6/3/2010
Case number: 173
Eldon Conley
Incident location:
Chillicothe,
Ohio
- Ross County
Incident date: 12/3/2003
Case number: 1388
Elijah Lowe
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/1/2020
Case number: 3573
Elijah Copley
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/24/2020
Case number: 3554
Elizabeth Davis
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 1/5/2006
Case number: 470