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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Joshua Jones
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/29/2008
Case number: 1018
Joshua Sanders
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 6/4/2010
Case number: 994
Josiah Montgomery
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/8/2022
Case number: 3757
Juan Rivera
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/26/2007
Case number: 1057
Juan Maxwell
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 10/31/1994
Case number: 819
Jude Coleman
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/13/1987
Case number: 946
Judith Frum
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/2/2016
Case number: 3320
Judy Ott
Incident location:
South Vienna,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 4/5/1983
Case number: 143
Judy Kanter
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/15/1975
- 12/8/1975 (Approximate)
Case number: 230
Julia Hearld
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/23/1996
Case number: 1575