Fredonia, PA Area Cold Cases
Name
Michael NigrinAge
55Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 11/16/2022 at 5:02 pm, officers were called to the area for shots being heard and the caller stated he saw his neighbor laying on the ground. Mr. Michael nigrin was found in the backyard of his residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Evidence was collected from the scene and numerous statements were taken from his neighbors. Bazetta township police department is still investigating the incident and asking the public for any information they may have that could assist us.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Martell WilliamsAge
29Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 02/25/2018, 22yr old martell williams was shot and killed near the playground area of the stonegate apartment complex where he lived. Evidence suggests that martell had been ambushed by several suspects who knew he would be at that location at that time. Evidence suggests that the suspects had been in another residents apartment prior to the shooting and that at least one suspect fled in a black four door nissan.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
William WilliamsAge
26Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On august 20, 2017, william was found shot to death in a field in the 2400 block of northwest blvd nw warren, ohio. An unidentified male made two 911 calls indicating that he witnessed the shooting.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Tyler MitchellAge
25Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 7/10/17 at 0530hrs, tyler mitchell was found laying on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of burton se. Mitchell was deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. No witnesses have come forward on this case.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
James DotsonAge
42Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 04/04/2016 at 0155 hours, warren township officers were dispatched to the j&l club located at 1957 highland avenue, warren, ohio 44485 for a shooting. Upon officer's arrival, they located a male down in the parking lot with gun shot wounds. This male was identified as james earl dotson jr. By his ohio identification. Mr. Dotson was transported to a local hospital by a warren township ems crew. Officer's responded to the hospital to follow up on this investigation. Upon officer's arrival at the hospital, we were updated that mr. Dotson had succumbed to his injuries. Mr. Dotson's death was determined to be a homicide. The investigation into this case remains upon as this case is unsolved.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Gregory GriffinAge
65Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On july 23, 2006, skeletal remains were found in a swampy area of mosquito lake state park. The skeleton was found without clothing and without skin tissue completely intact except for some of its small bones. On the left side of the head, a gold earring was found but no other identifiable items were located. These remains were later identified as gregory griffin.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Raymond BishopAge
71Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 02/26/1990, 36yr old raymond h. Bishop was discovered by responding niles police department officers at his residence. Bishop was in a semi-conscious condition, suffering from multiple blunt force trauma head injuries and died a short time later. Bishop's 1985 black pontiac sunbird vehicle was discovered stolen and later recovered in youngstown, ohio.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Catherine ThompsonAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 10/02/1965, officers were dispatched to 2752 milton st. Se. The victim's mother (complainant) arrived at the victim, 55yr old catherine thompson's residence in the morning and reported discovering catherine deceased inside her bedroom. Ms. Thompson sustained multiple injuries caused by a knife. This remains an open investigation and the warren police department is seeking any information from the public that may shed light on this incident.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Gary WarnerAge
70Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Gary warner was last seen by his family on march 30, 2022. He was entered as a missing adult until october 20, 2023 when it was confirmed that his remains were located on mccormick run road in columbiana county on january 8, 2023 through dna testing. The case remains under investigation by the columbiana county sheriff's office assisted by the salem police department.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Samantha StewartAge
34Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On july 30, 2016, samantha jo stewart was last seen alive by family members. On august 4, 2016, a rural property owner in columbiana county, ohio discovered the deceased nude body of samantha jo stewart. Stewart was a resident of weirton, west virginia and believed to have traveled to steubenville, ohio to purchase drugs, prior to her death. Stewart was found approximately twenty miles north of steubenville, ohio. Stewart death has been ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the head.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Franklin BenedictAge
36Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 07/08/2015, franklin benedict was discovered by his roommate shot to death.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Joseph MullinsAge
67Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Portage county sheriff's office responded to the mullins' residence on during the early morning hours of 12/20/2014. Mullins' wife was reporting that she arrived home on the previous evening, thursday 12/19/2014, at approximately 21:30 hours. When she arrived home she found indications that joseph had been there but was missing. With the assistance of family friends, mrs. Mullins attempted to contact joseph by his cell phone but was unsuccessful. A search of the area did not locate joseph. During the investigation, blood was found by the detached garage that belonged to joseph. A blood smear was found on a bedspread in the master bedroom that also returned to joseph. Nothing in the house appeared to be missing or disturbed. On december 29, 2014, joseph mullins' body was found in the warehouse district of downtown cleveland. His death was determined to be from blunt force trauma.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Cody PittsAge
36Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
During the early morning hours of march 7, 2015, trumbull county 9-1-1 received a call of a man lying in the road on orchard avenue near north main street in the city of hubbard. Hubbard police officers were dispatched to investigate and upon their arrival, discovered that cody pitts, 26 years of age of hubbard was deceased. An autopsy was performed and the preliminary results indicate that the cause of death was a single gunshot wound. The death has been ruled a homicide. The hubbard police, the trumbull county homicide task force, and the trumbull county coroner's office continue to investigate. Please contact detective sergeant michael banic at the hubbard city police department if you have any information related to this homicide.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Cory BlackwellAge
37Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 01/01/2013, cory blackwell was shot and killed inside the sunset lounge at 480 e. Market st. He had attended a new years eve party at the sunset and was exiting the building when he was shot by a suspect who was positioned just outside the door, on the sidewalk. Despite a large crowd being present, nobody came forward to identify a suspect. Detectives do have a suspect but need the assistance of witnesses in order to prosecute the offender.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Jared McCauleyAge
38Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On january 1, 2012, 24yr old jared mccauley went missing from ravenna, ohio. On july 23, 2018, the remains of an unidentified male were located in a peat bog owned by the nature conservancy near mogadore, ohio. These remains were later identified as jared mccauley and the cause of death is unknown.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Gerald KluschAge
84Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Gerald klusch was last seen on 09/29/2011 by a family member who was leaving the residence for an appointment at approximately 12:30pm. The family member advised that mr. Klusch was working with his farmhand fixing the fence as to keep their animals from getting out. The farmhand advised that mr. Klusch took him home at approximately 1:00pm and mr. Klusch was never seen again until approximately 7 weeks later when his body was found in a rural area off hazel run rd., salineville, oh. The columbiana county coroner's office determined the cause of death was a homicide as the victim was shot twice in the head. The case is still under investigation. A $20,000 reward is available for information that leads to the conviction of the individual(s) that committed this homicide.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Robert HamrickAge
83Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On the evening of march 10, 1970, chief hamrick became involved in a pursuit of unknown individuals. The pursuit ended on callender road in the village of rock creek when chief hamrick slid off of the icy dirt road and struck a tree, causing moderate damage to his vehicle. The events that unfolded immediately following the accident are unknown at this time. At some point, chief hamrick exited his patrol vehicle and was beaten severely on the side of his head with a tire iron. Somehow his unconscious body was placed across the seat of his marked police vehicle. He was not discovered for hours and was transported to the cleveland clinic where he died 10 days later, never regaining consciousness. The suspects are unknown at this time.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Aaron Clinkscale SrAge
37Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
Aaron j. Clinkscale, 30, of rush boulevard, died friday in st. Elizabeth health center of a gunshot wound to the head suffered thursday on the city’s south side. Anyone who has any information about this case, the identity, or location of the suspect(s) is asked to contact the youngstown police department at 330-742-8900.Agency
Youngstown Police Department
Name
Frederick DouglasAge
28Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Virgil BookertAge
50Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Antoin DudleyAge
35Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Curtis EdmondsAge
37Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Calvin DoswellAge
30Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Antwann SmithAge
19Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
William ScottAge
24Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Augustus McClainAge
36Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Samantha PoweAge
30Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
James FlemingAge
39Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Jewell ShelbyAge
23Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Lamar PondexterAge
36Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Jamil Lloyd-ElAge
20Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Marcusjr WhiteAge
1Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Dejour GadsdenAge
17Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Stephanie ByrdAge
44Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Maurice PennyAge
24Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Andre BroadieAge
25Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Maurice BruceAge
32Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Michael AndrewsAge
27Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Kasandra WadeAge
33Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Solomon BurtonAge
25Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Demaun KenneyAge
21Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Raynna ChurchAge
31Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Name
Rudolph FreemanAge
20Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department