Defiance County, OH Area Cold Cases
Name
Darleen AndersonAge
57Cause of Death
Blunt Force TraumaInfo
On october 21, 2005, the body of darleen e. Anderson was found inside her residence. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and was ruled to be a homicide. Mrs. Anderson’s husband, terry a. Anderson, was found dead in one of the outbuildings on the property. Items were found to be missing from the property.Agency
Indiana State Police
Name
Terry AndersonAge
60Cause of Death
Blunt Force TraumaInfo
On october 21, 2005, the body of terry a. Anderson was found in an outbuilding on his property. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and was ruled to be a homicide. Mr. Anderson’s wife, darleen e. Anderson, was found dead inside the residence. Items were found to be missing from the property.Agency
Indiana State Police
Name
Delvoyd BakerAge
20Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
On october 3, 1982, the body of delvoyd baker was found on lantern road near fishers, indiana in hamilton county. He had been dumped in a ditch along the side of the road. The cause of death was ligature strangulation. He had been missing from indianapolis the night before. He was last seen getting into a van near the downtown library.Agency
Indiana State Police
Name
Stephen HarrisAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On august 24, 1988, harris was found on olio road in hamilton county near geist reservoir. The harris' had been fishing and someone shot the elder harris as they were walking back to their carAgency
Indiana State Police
Name
Randy WhiteAge
31Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Randy white was reported missing on august 20, 1982. The report indicated that the white’s house was burglarized and telephone lines cut. The vehicle white had been driving was later discovered on a county road, just off of s.R. 37, abandoned. The license plate was removed. White's body has not been locatedAgency
Indiana State Police
Name
Russell ElliottAge
73Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Sometime between the late evening of monday, april 5, 2004 and the early morning of tuesday, april 6, 2004, russell elliott was shot and killed in his home at 8005 south zikes road, bloomington, indiana. The suspects set the house on fire in an attempt to cover the crime.Agency
Indiana State Police
Name
Joann JasoAge
68Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Joann jaso was last seen alive on november 28, 1983 by a neighbor. On december 7, 1983 joann's family filed a missing persons report with toledo police concerned for her safety. On december 13, 1983, a fulton county deputy was flagged down by county road 11 and county road f by a witness stating he had found a nude body of a female lying in a ditch near the railroad tracks. The victim was later identified as joann jaso from toledo, ohio.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Kerry MelnickAge
65Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On august 2, 1983, 24yr old kerry melnick was found in a small stream in the village of lansing, belmont county, ohio. Melnick died from massive bleeding from internal injury(s) from blunt force trauma. If you have any information relative to this incident, please contact the belmont county sheriff's office at 877-847-7487 or the ohio bureau of criminal investigation at 800-282-3784.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Bobbie WellsAge
75Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Bobbie lee wells was last seen alive on february 13, 1980. On february 16,1980 a missing persons report was filed with taylor, mi police. On april 13, 1980, fulton county deputies responded to county road f between county roads 2 & 3 by witnesses that discovered a body lying in the field. The victim was later identified as bobbie lee wells from taylor, mi.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Roger Parent JrAge
80Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On december 29th, 1978 at approximately 11:50pm, roger l. Parent, age 33, was shot and killed during the course of a robbery of the p&s carry out, outside of st. Mary's, ohio. Below is a composite of the suspect. Anyone with information about this homicide is urged to contact the auglaize county sheriff's office detective division at 419-739-6555.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
George ElmoreAge
106Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 10/28/1998, the body of george elmore was discovered in his mobile home in north baltimore. He died of stab wounds to the chest/abdomen. It is believed that robbery was the motive for the homicide as the victim was known to carry a substantial amount of cash on his person.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Calvin StrongAge
59Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On july 23, 1997, the fostoria police department was advised by a male subject that he had witnessed a shooting on switzer road north of fostoria. The wood county sheriff's office responded and found the body of 32 year old calvin strong lying in the front seat of his vehicle having been shot to death. The male subject who witnessed the shooting stated he was in strong's car with strong and drove to rural switzer road to meet other subjects in another vehicle to complete a drug transaction.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Michael BollmanAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 12/20/1996 at 12:20, the northwood police department responded to the car corral used car lot at 230 earl st., northwood, oh after being called by the owner stating that michael bollman, an employee of the car corral, was found shot to death inside the office.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Victoria CollinsAge
55Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On december 20, 1996 the nude body of victoria j. Collins was found behind the garage area of a truck stop at 3483 libbey rd., perrysburg (lake township), oh. Collins was reported missing on 12/18/1996 by her boyfriend, and was last seen on 12/16/1996 or early morning hours of 12/17/1996.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Kathryn HillAge
60Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On november 5, 1990, the partially nude body of 26 year old kathryn hill was found in the rear parking lot of a truck stop located near the ohio turnpike in lake township, wood county, oh. Ms. Hill was alleged to be a prostitute working the truck stops in the exit 5 area. The cause of death after autopsy is undetermined, although the victim had sustained a right occipital scalp laceration, contusion to the right eye and nasal and chin abrasions. Dna evidence was recovered and has been entered in codis.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Marcy MillerAge
74Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On october 25, 1984, mary miller contacted perrysburg township police after she found her daughter, marcy on the floor behind the counter at the family hotel. Marcy had been shot during a robbery of the hotel. Miller was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced deceased.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Boyd StearnsAge
83Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Dale stearns was reported missing by his wife on september 4, 1979. She stated he left for work that morning at 6:30am (he was a contractor) and never returned. On september 21, 1979, a hunter reported finding stearns' pickup truck in a woods on dirlam road in rural wood county. The partially decomposed body of dale stearns was found by a township worker on october 1, 1979.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Joseph BrandonAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On february 24, 1978, officers responded to 30001 bates road for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers began checking the area and found joseph brandon laying in the driveway and deceased. Brandon was found shot by a 12 gauge shotgun. Brandon did not reside at the residence and his vehicle was found parked along the bottom of the driveway.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Michael SpanglerAge
71Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On february 7, 1978 at 9:30am, the owner (and an occupant) of the apartments at 109 ½ south main st., north baltimore, oh reported to police that his apartment had been broken into and guns stolen. The method of entry was a square or rectangular object used to break a hole in the door, allowing the perpetrator to reach in and unlock the door. Stains on the floor of the apartment were later found to be from battery acid. The owner and another subject, both friends of spangler, did not see him that day and he did not show up for work, so at approximately 4:30pm they went to his apartment (apt. 6) and found the body, at which time they called police. Spangler had been fatally shot. Found outside the door of spangler's apartment was a white bag containing an automobile battery consistent with the size of the hole in the owner's door. A 17 year old juvenile who the owner had recently transported to north baltimore from florida, had been staying with spangler. The 17 year old was missing. The white bag containing the battery was identified as belonging to the 17 year old juvenile. A witness identified the 17 year old as a hitchhiker he picked up at 5:10am on february 7th who was hitchhiking from north baltimore to florida. A warrant for the arrest of the juvenile was issued and he was arrested out of state and extradited back to ohio. The wood county grand jury failed to return an indictment for the murder and the juvenile was subsequently released.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Jerry LeirerAge
90Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On february 28, 1977 officers responded to the holiday inn on fremont pike for an abandoned vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found a lincoln mark iv in the rear lot. Upon further investigation, officers found a deceased male wrapped in a blanket in the trunk of the vehicle. The victim was found to be jerry leirer and he had been shot twice; once in the back of the head and the other in his back.Agency
Ohio AG