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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Samuel McDaniel
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/27/2002
Case number: 1158
Samuel Hill
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/23/2003
Case number: 1686
Samuel Terry
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 3/20/2007
Case number: 1775
Samuel Winston
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Fairfield County
Incident date: 6/16/2007
Case number: 1781
Samuel Williams
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/17/2005
Case number: 1745
Samuel Howard
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 10/27/1995
Case number: 1557
Samuel Johnson III
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 9/13/1998
Case number: 1861
Sanders Baccus
Incident location:
Dayton,
Ohio
- Montgomery County
Incident date: 1/19/1987
Case number: 409
Sandi Roth
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 1/17/2017
- 3/19/2017 (Approximate)
Case number: 3380
Sanikqua Hester
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/12/2005
Case number: 1734