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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Rufus Kelley
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 11/8/2011
Case number: 645
James Maxwell
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 11/8/2011
Case number: 2052
Anthony Ballard
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 10/30/2011
Case number: 644
William Stargel IV
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 10/17/2011
Case number: 643
Harry Smith
Incident location:
Chillicothe,
Ohio
- Ross County
Incident date: 10/16/2011
Case number: 1369
Evan McCray
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 10/12/2011
Case number: 642
Curtis Meadows
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 10/9/2011
Case number: 112
Lamar Johnson
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 10/2/2011
Case number: 113
Samuel Brooks
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 9/30/2011
Case number: 641
Gerald Klusch
Incident location:
Lisbon,
Ohio
- Columbiana County
Incident date: 9/29/2011
Case number: 1230