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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Joel Wells
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 7/18/2019
Case number: 3244
Findley Wells
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 3/31/1977
Case number: 746
Roosevelt Wells
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/19/1982
Case number: 1314
Bobbie Wells
Incident location:
Swanton,
Ohio
- Fulton County
Incident date: 2/13/1980
- 4/13/1980 (Approximate)
Case number: 3613
Raymond Wells III
Incident location:
Sharonville,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 6/28/1999
Case number: 3260
Peggy Welty
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 5/15/2008
Case number: 1802
Brenda West
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/3/1987
Case number: 935
Labrian Westmoreland
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 4/15/2002
Case number: 1164
Dontae Whaley
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/5/2017
Case number: 3106
Karrington Whatley II
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 2/13/2005
Case number: 120