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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Shearod Hytower
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 8/26/2007
Case number: 532
Donathan Moon
Incident location:
Granville,
Ohio
- Licking County
Incident date: 8/19/2007
Case number: 33
Bryan Couch
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 8/16/2007
Case number: 1055
Terry Dennis
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 8/1/2007
Case number: 1056
Juan Rivera
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/26/2007
Case number: 1057
Odilon Vargas
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/21/2007
Case number: 1785
Luis Morales
Incident location:
Whitehall,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/12/2007
Case number: 45
Buffy Freeman
Incident location:
Springfield,
Ohio
- Clark County
Incident date: 7/11/2007
- 7/12/2007 (Approximate)
Case number: 179
Thomas Parker
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/8/2007
Case number: 1784
Perry Lawson
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 7/4/2007
Case number: 233