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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Hildeburn Martin
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/22/1972
Case number: 855
Homer Potts
Incident location:
Byesville,
Ohio
- Guernsey County
Incident date: 2/26/1987
Case number: 3398
Howard Rucker
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/4/2003
Case number: 389
Howard Defeo
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/2/1994
Case number: 1520
Howard Hills
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/25/1991
Case number: 1426
Howard Stokes
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/10/1996
Case number: 1563
Howard Hood
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 5/31/1991
Case number: 1844
Howard Pancake
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 3/2/1973
Case number: 343
Hubert Marsh Jr
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 2/17/1983
Case number: 317
Hussein Adbi
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/23/2020
Case number: 3540