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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Louis Herman
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 8/31/1980
Case number: 766
Louise Oberholtz
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 10/3/1967
Case number: 1256
Lowell Evans Jr.
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 6/30/1977
Case number: 482
Loyal Wright
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/9/1972
Case number: 854
Lucas Waters
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 9/3/2014
Case number: 2071
Luchene Davis
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/12/1997
Case number: 1596
Lucious Upshaw
Incident location:
Lima,
Ohio
- Allen County
Incident date: 9/25/2005
Case number: 277
Luis Morales
Incident location:
Whitehall,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/12/2007
Case number: 45
Luis Satizabal
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 6/27/1989
Case number: 1332
Lynn Vest
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 11/12/1980
- 11/13/1980 (Approximate)
Case number: 3386