There are more than 1,000 homicides in Columbus that remain unsolved.
This page is dedicated to unsolved homicides in Columbus, Ohio
Only a portion of the unsolved cases are listed below. For the comprehensive list please visit:
Unsolved Homicides – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost
If anyone has any information about the cases listed on this page, I encourage you to contact the Columbus Police at 614-645-4545 or CrimeStoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
If You Know Something, Say Something!
Tavion William Allen Walker
- Case number: 3555
- Incident location: 1300 [Block] N. 4th St.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 7/15/2020
- Homicide date: 7/15/2020
- Date of Birth: 3/29/2020
James Edward Johnson III
- Case number: 3577
- Incident location: 2200 [Block] Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 10/20/2020
- Homicide date: 10/20/2020
- Date of birth: 11/12/1990
Marcus Marquis Payne
- Case number: 3667
- Incident location: Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County
- Incident date: 8/30/2021
- Homicide date: 9/11/2021
- Date of birth: 5/28/1994
Ashley Anne Sweeney
- Case number: 3650
- Incident location: 543 S. Terrace Avenue
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 7/11/2021
- Homicide date: 7/11/2021
- Date of birth: 8/7/1987
Infhon’e Edwards
- Case number: 3596
- Incident location: 2000 [Block] Winslow Dr.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 12/14/2020
- Homicide date: 12/14/2020
- Date of birth: 4/29/1993
Jayelin Wilson
- Case number: 3502
- Nickname or alias: SK
- Incident location: 1300 [Block] Gault St.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 5/5/2019
- Homicide date: 5/5/2019
- Date of birth: 7/4/1995
Terrence Pearson
- Case number: 3476
- Incident location: 1100 [Block] E. 20th Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 11/28/2018
- Homicide date: 11/28/2018
- Date of birth: 12/1/1987
Josiah Cylan Montgomery
- Case number: 3757
- Nickname or alias: Jo
- Incident location: 1100 Block of Duxberry Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 10/8/2022
- Homicide date: 10/15/2022
- Date of birth: 1/8/2002
Bryce K Persang
- Case number: 3665
- Incident location: 5500 Floral Circle South
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 9/16/2021
- Homicide date: 9/16/2021
- Date of birth: 11/6/1996
Charles Dion Wade
- Case number: 3688
- Incident location: 6600 block of Kodiak Dr.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 12/7/2021
- Homicide date: 12/7/2021
- Date of Birth: March 2, 1999
Londynn Wall-Neal
File Number: 2021-0186
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Age: 6
Year of Death: 2021
Date / Time: 12/7/2021 at 6:16PM
Incident Address: 6000 [Block] Kodiak Dr. Columbus Ohio
Demetrius Wall-Neal
File Number: 2021-0185
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 9
Year of Death: 2021
Date / Time: 12/7/2021 at 6:16PM
Incident Address: 6000 [Block] Kodiak Dr. Columbus Ohio
Antonio D Bolden
- Case number: 3146
- Incident location: 2970 Cleveland Avenue
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 3/13/2012
- Homicide date: 3/13/2012
- Date of birth: 10/18/1985
Daniel Lee Floyd
- Case number: 3145
- Incident location: 2970 Cleveland Avenue
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 3/13/2012
- Homicide date: 3/13/2012
- Date of birth: 6/24/1981
William E Howard
- Case number: 3364
- Incident location: 700 [Block] Ogden Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 11/5/2016
- Homicide date: 11/5/2016
- Date of birth: 10/19/1990
Carlos M Hardiman Jr
- Case number: 3168
- Incident location: 847 Forest Street
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 3/20/2012
- Homicide date: 3/20/2012
- Date of birth: 8/20/1992
Creeshawna Renee Jordan
- Case number: 3693
- Incident location: On January 5, 2022, at 7:47am, Columbus Police Officers responded to a possible dead body in the 300
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 1/5/2022
- Homicide date: 1/5/2022
- Date of birth: 12/28/1990
Dustin Scott Lacey
- Case number: 3653
- Incident location: 686 Wedgewood Ave #4
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 7/3/2021
- Homicide date: 7/3/2021
- Date of birth: 10/8/1987
Fred Alexander Thomas
Case number: 3609
Incident location: 10 [Block] Reeb Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County
Incident date: 2/5/2021
Homicide date: 2/5/2021
Date of birth: 1/1/1993
Michael D Keaton
- Case number: 3617
- Incident location: 2300 [Block] Ridgeway Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 3/5/2021
- Homicide date: 3/5/2021
- Date of birth: 1/20/1979
Tyquan Lackey
- Case number: 3225
- Incident location: 1600 block Maryland Avenue
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 3/11/2017
- Homicide date: 3/11/2017
- Date of birth: 8/18/1998
Jasmine Tajuana Johnson
- Case number: 3597
- Nickname or alias: Jazzy Faye
- Incident location: 1800 [Block] Republic Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 12/13/2020
- Homicide date: 12/13/2020
- Date of birth: 4/15/1992
Zachary Roger Hoeft
- Case number: 3514
- Nickname or alias: Zac
- Incident location: 2500 [Block] S. Hamilton Rd.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 9/25/2019
- Homicide date: 9/25/2019
- Date of birth: 9/8/1991
Jordan Alexander Kinchen
- Case number: 3472
- Incident location: 1800 [Block] Forest Village Ln.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 10/19/2018
- Homicide date: 10/19/2018
- Date of birth: 10/2/1997
Andrew Dion Kelley
- Case number: 3541
- Incident location: 1900 [Block] Maryland Ave.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 5/24/2020
- Homicide date: 5/24/2020
- Date of birth: 3/14/1994
Jamour Rashad Funderburg
- Case number: 3691
- Incident location: 1800 Block of Wyton Ct.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 1/22/2022
- Homicide date: 1/22/2022
- Date of birth: 4/21/1997
Shantia Monet Peterson
- Case number: 3481
- Incident location: 900 [Block] Hudson St.
Columbus, Ohio – Franklin County - Incident date: 9/22/2018
- Homicide date: 6/15/2020
- Date of birth: 2/15/1988
Ziyadah Brown
File Number: 2023-0027
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Year of Death: 2023
Date / Time: 3/6/2023 at 3:30AM
Incident Address: W. Mound St. & S. Souder Ave. Columbus Ohio
David Thomas
File Number: 2023-0028
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Year of Death: 2023
Date / Time: 3/6/2023 at 3:30AM
Incident Address: W. Mound St. & S. Souder Ave. Columbus Ohio
Marsean Kato
File Number: 2021-0034
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Year of Death: 2021
Date / Time: 2/24/2021 at 12:58PM
Incident Address: 3800 [Block] Livingston Ave. Columbus Ohio