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
John Woods
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/19/1975
Case number: 862
John Meysenburg
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 4/19/1984
Case number: 909
John McCulley
Incident location:
Bazetta Township,
Ohio
- Trumbull County
Incident date: 9/26/1992
- 10/17/1992 (Approximate)
Case number: 1350
John Nance
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/26/1987
Case number: 947
John Byrd
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 4/20/1979
Case number: 759
John Price
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 7/3/1978
Case number: 752
John Harris
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 6/7/2007
Case number: 1058
John Henderson
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 4/16/1978
Case number: 750
John Lacey
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 10/7/1990
Case number: 793