Logan County, OH Area Cold Cases
Name
Eveline AshbaughAge
78Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On may 5, 2007 eveline ashbaugh was found deceased in her home on buttermilk hill road. Ashbaugh was last heard from on the evening of may 4, 2007 at approximately 11:30pm.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Lisa GrossAge
62Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Lisa ann gross was discovered in the bathtub of her home by her two children who had just returned home from school. The children were 11 and 7 years old at the time of the incident. There was no forced entry to the home. The water in the bathtub was left running and flooded the entire residence. The victim and the bathroom were covered in shredded paper that was taken from the office inside the residence. Lisa died from a puncture wound to the back of her head. A murder weapon was never found. There is no evidence to suggest one way or the other if lisa knew her attacker. This investigation is still ongoing and all leads are being sought and considered in hopes of identifying the suspect(s).Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Stacey ColbertAge
49Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On march 24, 1998 a family member of stacey's contacted the columbus police department as they had not been able to contact stacey for a couple of day's and she had not reported to work. Her apartment was found to be unlocked with no evidence of a burglary or theft. Neighbors reported to the police that on the evening of march 22, 1998 they were awakened by a female scream and loud banging. On november 27, 2004 a hunter looking for a lost dog in a wood line near the scioto river on state route 257 north in delaware county, ohio discovered human remains, the remains were identified as stacey colbert.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Alice AyersAge
69Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On october 9, 1992 deputies were dispatched to the area of 981 longshore road in south eastern delaware county. The homeowner located a body in the cornfield near this address. Deputies located the badly decomposed body of alice ayers, who was previously reported missing in columbus, ohio by family members.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Kimberly StephanAge
66Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 02/23/1997, the bodies of kimberly stephan, 33, and dennis young, 55, were found shot to death in a house in the 1300 block of chippewa street. Kimberly and dennis were last seen together on sunday, february 23, 1997 at approximately 2:15am leaving bumpers, a local bar.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Dennis YoungAge
83Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 02/23/1997, the bodies of kimberly stephan, 33, and dennis young, 55, were found shot to death in a house in the 1300 block of chippewa street. Kimberly and dennis were last seen together on sunday, february 23, 1997 at approximately 2:15am leaving bumpers, a local bar.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
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
Jeanne MelvilleAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 10/11/1970, the body of a female was found in a corn field in darke county, oh. She was believed to be a white female 23-34 years of age, 5'03"-5'07" and around 150lbs. She was found wearing a red hair wig. If you have any information about this case, please contact miami valley crime stoppers at 937-222-stop, 1-800-637-5375 or miamivalleycrimestoppers.Com. This woman was later identified as jeanne marie melville from green bay, wisconsin.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
Name
Mackenzie BranhamAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On april 27, 2006, 8 year old mackenzie branham had only recently moved to her mother's house when it caught on fire overnight while she was asleep. She died in her second floor bedroom. The fire was later determined to be an arson by the ohio fire marshal's office.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Carl SchoberAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The victim was located in a cornfield near fitchthorne road in fayette county, ohio on august 22, 1991 with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was a transient and was last seen by friends in nashville, tn on august 16, 1991. The victim told the friends that he was going to kent, oh, and was last seen alone. The victim had last been living in a commune center on short mountain in liberty, tn.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Theodore LongAge
63Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Theodore long was last seen in toledo, ohio in november 1981. On november 17 1981, he was located deceased in a creek on lampe road in northwest fayette county, ohio.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Martell StewartAge
25Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Columbus Division of Police
Name
Tarak UnderinerAge
20Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Shawn McDanielAge
28Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Antoine Bradley JrAge
19Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Tremalik RussellAge
21Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Michael JohnsonAge
42Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Chase BreitigamAge
29Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Victor ParedesAge
21Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Bacilio AlcauterAge
36Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Terrance TooleAge
26Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police
Name
Rondel ValentineAge
22Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Columbus Division of Police