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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Roger Walker
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 5/21/1979
Case number: 882
Roger Smith Jr
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 7/8/2017
Case number: 3189
Roger Holmes
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/22/2011
Case number: 637
Roger Parent Jr
Incident location:
St. Marys Township,
Ohio
- Auglaize County
Incident date: 12/29/1978
Case number: 654
Roger Fredrick
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 12/22/1979
Case number: 490
Rolandus Mitchell
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/5/2010
Case number: 1000
Rollin Byrd
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 9/3/2001
Case number: 214
Romeo Kendrick
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 5/12/2021
Case number: 3630
Ronald Jones Jr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 3/21/2021
Case number: 3615
Ronald Bryant Jr
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/13/2019
Case number: 3517