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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Andrew McKnight
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/24/1971
Case number: 697
Samuel Felder
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/10/1971
Case number: 696
Theodore Carey
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 12/4/1970
Case number: 457
Marie Hall
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 10/18/1970
Case number: 509
Jeanne Melville
Incident location:
Ohio
- Darke County
Incident date: 10/11/1970
Case number: 1246
John Archie
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 9/21/1970
Case number: 408
Georg Reiter
Incident location:
Hamilton,
Ohio
- Butler County
Incident date: 9/9/1970
Case number: 3391
Marian Wells
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 9/3/1970
Case number: 695
Thomas Pfeiffer
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 9/1/1970
Case number: 353
Herbert Jones
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 8/30/1970
Case number: 545