Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Killing of Louis Fields
Louis Fields was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on June 30, 1996. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 485.
1980 · Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Louis Herman
Louis Herman was killed in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, on August 31, 1980. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 766.
1990 · Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Louis Whitesell
Louis Whitesell was killed in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, on October 28, 1990. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 794.
1967 · Akron, Summit County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Louise Oberholtz
Louise Oberholtz was killed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on October 3, 1967. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1256.
1977 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Lowell Evans Jr.
Lowell Evans Jr. was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on June 30, 1977. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 482.
1972 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Loyal Wright
Loyal Wright was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on August 9, 1972. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 854.
2014 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Lucas Waters
Lucas Waters was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on September 3, 2014. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 2071.
2015 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Lucero Villa
Lucero Villa was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on June 28, 2015. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3893.
1997 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Luchene Davis
Luchene Davis was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on June 12, 1997. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1596.
2005 · Lima, Allen County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Lucious Upshaw
Lucious Upshaw was killed in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, on September 25, 2005. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 277.
2007 · Whitehall, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Luis Morales
Luis Morales was killed in Whitehall, Franklin County, Ohio, on July 12, 2007. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 45.
1989 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Luis Satizabal
Luis Satizabal was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on June 27, 1989. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1332.
1980 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Lynn Vest
Lynn Vest was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on November 12, 1980. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3386.
1976 · Akron, Summit County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Lynton Hartline
Lynton Hartline was killed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on October 13, 1976. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1275.
1973 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Mable Loesch
Mable Loesch was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on May 15, 1973. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 307.
2006 · Jeffersonville, Fayette County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Mackenzie Branham
Mackenzie Branham was killed in Jeffersonville, Fayette County, Ohio, on April 27, 2006. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3268.
1972 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Maggie Keys
Maggie Keys was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on June 27, 1972. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 298.
2022 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Mahky Andrews
Mahky Andrews was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on June 3, 2022. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3726.
1977 · Lorain, Lorain County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Maida Ridenour-Johnigan
Maida Ridenour-Johnigan was killed in Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, on April 3, 1977. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3310.
2003 · Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Mait Molter
Mait Molter was killed in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, on April 10, 2003. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1143.
2020 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Major Harris III
Major Harris III was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on December 16, 2020. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3593.
2021 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Makenzi Ridley
Makenzi Ridley was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on June 24, 2021. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3638.
1979 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Malasia Parris
Malasia Parris was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on April 18, 1979. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 347.
2021 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Malik Price
Malik Price was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on September 9, 2021. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3668.