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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Rosemary Leger
Incident location:
Middleburg Heights,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 2/17/1982
Case number: 28
Fredrick Lehr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/22/1989
Case number: 1341
Anthony Leinberger
Incident location:
San Jose,
California
- Out of state
Incident date: 5/29/1995
- 6/26/1995 (Approximate)
Case number: 850
Jerry Leirer
Incident location:
Perrysburg,
Ohio
- Wood County
Incident date: 2/28/1977
Case number: 3048
Dorothy Leishman Wood Madden
Incident location:
Columbia Station,
Ohio
- Lorain County
Incident date: 8/8/1975
- 3/9/1981 (Approximate)
Case number: 2013
Joseph LeMaster
Incident location:
Grove City,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/28/2003
- 6/29/2003 (Approximate)
Case number: 662
Deshawn Lemon
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/19/2021
Case number: 3663
Thomas Lennex
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/11/2018
Case number: 3464
Mary Leonard
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 8/24/1979
- 5/29/1985 (Approximate)
Case number: 1284
Robert Lester
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/25/2022
Case number: 3729