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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Sharon Ward
Incident location:
Oregon,
Ohio
- Lucas County
Incident date: 2/28/1982
Case number: 1878
Eugene Wiley
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/24/1982
Case number: 1311
Khalid Zahir
Incident location:
Cleveland,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 2/23/1982
- 5/14/1982 (Approximate)
Case number: 1359
Richard Boyd
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/19/1982
Case number: 1309
Deanne Campbell
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/19/1982
Case number: 1310
Frank Little Jr
Incident location:
Twinsburg,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 2/18/1982
Case number: 197
Rosemary Leger
Incident location:
Middleburg Heights,
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Incident date: 2/17/1982
Case number: 28
Thomas Abbott
Incident location:
Grove City,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/11/1982
Case number: 1249
Harriet Kaltenbach
Incident location:
Chillicothe,
Ohio
- Ross County
Incident date: 12/30/1981
Case number: 1386
Arthur Hickman
Incident location:
Springfield,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 12/20/1981
Case number: 3079