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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Jean Davis
Incident location:
Gambier,
Ohio
- Knox County
Incident date: 12/20/2009
Case number: 657
Jeanette Bartee
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 4/12/2002
Case number: 102
Jeanice Galliher
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 11/19/2004
Case number: 712
Jeanne Melville
Incident location:
Ohio
- Darke County
Incident date: 10/11/1970
Case number: 1246
Jed Kaplan
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/26/1978
Case number: 877
Jeff Ferguson
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/2/1986
Case number: 923
Jeff Brandel
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 6/12/2005
Case number: 212
Jeff Thomas
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 8/26/2003
Case number: 613
Jeffery Minor Jr
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 8/24/2015
Case number: 2098
Jeffrey Tucker
Incident location:
East Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 10/24/1994
Case number: 3297