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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Gerald Sykes-Sanders
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 3/11/2000
Case number: 1865
John Szakacs
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 5/17/2012
Case number: 3307
Carla Szakacs
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 6/21/1975
Case number: 3306
Garland Tackett
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/4/1994
Case number: 1521
Martin Tackett
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 11/24/2000
Case number: 1643
Anthony Tait
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 8/19/2010
Case number: 990
Marquis Talley
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/8/2020
Case number: 3561
Ronnie Tanner
Incident location:
Whitehall,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/7/1998
Case number: 43
Ricardo Tapia
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/26/2002
Case number: 1172
Steven Tarver
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 7/23/2001
Case number: 1870