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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Nygel Gibbs
Incident location:
Beavercreek,
Ohio
- Greene County
Incident date: 1/23/2010
Case number: 40
Obadiah Carlisle
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 2/25/2005
Case number: 1101
O'Brian Anthony
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 9/4/2008
Case number: 1389
Oda Apple
Incident location:
Cincinnati,
Ohio
- Hamilton County
Incident date: 8/8/1953
Case number: 677
Odell Barnett
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/20/1988
Case number: 1326
Odilon Vargas
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 7/21/2007
Case number: 1785
Olenda Maxwell
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 11/11/2000
Case number: 1641
Olivia Kurtz
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 5/22/2021
Case number: 3629
Omanoff Moreau
Incident location:
Columbus,
Ohio
- Franklin County
Incident date: 8/15/1991
Case number: 1436
Omar Dawood
Incident location:
Akron,
Ohio
- Summit County
Incident date: 5/6/2006
Case number: 155