Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Killing of Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on October 8, 1976. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 442.
2019 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Coleman III
Joseph Coleman III was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on January 27, 2019. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3494.
1972 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Edwards
Joseph Edwards was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on August 28, 1972. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 856.
2006 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Farkas
Joseph Farkas was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on March 4, 2006. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3211.
1990 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Harris
Joseph Harris was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on April 21, 1990. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1396.
1981 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Horvath
Joseph Horvath was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on August 7, 1981. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 527.
2013 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Jewell
Joseph Jewell was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on November 16, 2013. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3843.
2000 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Kubilus
Joseph Kubilus was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on June 27, 2000. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 301.
1980 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Landgraf
Joseph Landgraf was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on December 3, 1980. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 302.
2003 · Grove City, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph LeMaster
Joseph LeMaster was killed in Grove City, Franklin County, Ohio, on June 28, 2003. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 662.
2010 · Toledo, Lucas County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Linares
Joseph Linares was killed in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, on January 9, 2010. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3907.
1973 · Akron, Summit County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph McShane
Joseph McShane was killed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on August 10, 1973. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1262.
2014 · Ravenna, Portage County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Mullins
Joseph Mullins was killed in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, on December 19, 2014. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1931.
1974 · Dayton, Montgomery County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Petitta
Joseph Petitta was killed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on November 25, 1974. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 352.
1983 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Scuro
Joseph Scuro was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on October 29, 1983. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 902.
1988 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joseph Thomas
Joseph Thomas was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on April 3, 1988. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1319.
2022 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Bean
Joshua Bean was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on November 7, 2022. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3758.
2018 · Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Bowers
Joshua Bowers was killed in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on March 15, 2018. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3766.
2015 · Akron, Summit County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Curtis
Joshua Curtis was killed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on October 25, 2015. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3179.
2006 · Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Dykes
Joshua Dykes was killed in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, on March 5, 2006. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1083.
2009 · Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Erkins
Joshua Erkins was killed in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, on April 12, 2009. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1014.
2016 · Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Howard
Joshua Howard was killed in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, on December 26, 2016. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3271.
2008 · Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Jones
Joshua Jones was killed in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, on November 29, 2008. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 1018.
2022 · Columbus, Franklin County, OhioUnsolvedKilling of Joshua Jones
Joshua Jones was killed in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on June 28, 2022. The Ohio Attorney General lists this as an unsolved homicide, case number 3721.