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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Melissa Donovan
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 8/18/2006
Case number: 156
Antuan Dorman
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 12/29/2018
Case number: 3236
James Dotson
Incident location:
Warren,
Ohio
- Trumbull County
Incident date: 4/4/2016
Case number: 3274
Raynard Dotson Jr
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 4/19/2020
Case number: 3283
Walter Doucet
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 9/24/1960
Case number: 1253
Quant Douglas
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/25/2005
Case number: 1746
Curtis Dove
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 6/4/1989
Case number: 1379
Nicholas Dowler
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/1/2022
Case number: 3745
Michael Downing
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 3/1/2011
Case number: 117
David Downs Sr.
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/22/2003
Case number: 1699