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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Incident date
Theodore Haudenschild
Incident location:
Barberton,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 1/9/1987
Case number: 1942
Theodore Carey
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 12/4/1970
Case number: 457
Theodore Long
Incident location:
Ohio
- Fayette County
Incident date: 11/17/1981
Case number: 1983
Theresa Smith
Incident location:
Lockbourne,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/27/1996
Case number: 672
Thomas Drewry
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/30/2017
Case number: 3403
Thomas Bryant
Incident location:
Toledo,
Ohio
- Lucas County
Incident date: 3/6/1996
Case number: 74
Thomas Parker
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/8/2007
Case number: 1784
Thomas Goodknight
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 12/8/2008
Case number: 1822
Thomas Burnheimer
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/29/1993
Case number: 1497
Thomas Abbott
Incident location:
Grove City,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/11/1982
Case number: 1249