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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John Finneran
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/22/1970
Case number: 852
William Deveraux
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/8/1970
Case number: 853
Donald Smithson
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 6/18/1970
Case number: 589
Cecil Spicer
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 5/25/1970
Case number: 592
Raymond Joiner
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 5/21/1970
Case number: 694
Robert Hamrick
Incident location:
Rock Creek,
Ohio
- Ashtabula County
Incident date: 3/10/1970
Case number: 623
Mary Petry
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/27/1970
- 2/28/1970 (Approximate)
Case number: 3384
William Sproat
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 2/27/1970
- 2/28/1970 (Approximate)
Case number: 3385
James Tewart
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/26/1970
Case number: 693
Stanford Favors
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/3/1970
Case number: 692