Cold Cases Database

This database consists of unsolved homicides collected from family submissions, law enforcement submissions, and public records. This database is not part of our advocacy and awareness platform but a separate database for information purposes only. 

Please note: This database is not updated regularly due to cost and manpower. A bug occurred during a recent update and reset many of the dates to January 1, 1970.

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25128 cases found.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: May 13, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Jorge Vallecilla
Age 50
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2890 W Sam Houston Pkwy S
Houston, Texas, 77042
Harris County
L.E.A Houston Police Department, Houston, Texas

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Houston Police Department at (713) 222-8477.
CCR: 2006-060339
Date Reported: July 4, 2006
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Steve Armand
Gender Unknown
Race Unknown
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 6126 Hialeah St
Pine Hills, Florida, 32808
Orange County
L.E.A Orange County Sheriff's Office, Orlando, Florida

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Orange County Sheriff's Office at 407-254-7280.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: October 10, 1973
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Valorie Lowman
Age 27
Gender Female
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Ligature/Strangulation
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Lake Hendry/Garfield Road
Homeland, Florida, 33841
Polk County
L.E.A Polk County Sheriff's Office, Winter Haven, Florida

On October 10, 1973, 27-year-old Valorie Lowman’s skeletal remains were discovered in a pit near an orange grove 1/4 mile east of Lake Hendry on Garfield Road near Homeland. She had been bound, strangled, and thrown into the pit. Lowman had been missing since August 1973, when her 1973 Chevy Nova was located, out of gas, approximately 10 miles away at the City of Bartow’s baseball field on North Broadway in Bartow. Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at (863) 298-6379, or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.org.
CCR: 1982-904
Date Reported: January 3, 1982
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Peggy Houser
Age 18
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
DOB 09/19/1963
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Undisclosed
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Behind 4811 W Sligh Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33614
Hillsborough County
L.E.A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa, Florida

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Hillsborough County Sherriff's Office at (813) 247-8655. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 873-8477.
CCR: 2019-460786
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Ariel Pagan-Colon
Age 22
Gender Male
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 1914 Red Fox Lane
Brandon, Florida, 33510
Hillsborough County
L.E.A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa, Florida

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit at (813) 247-8660. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 873-TIPS (8477).
CCR: Unknown
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Sherry Carver
Age 29
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Knife/Stabbing
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2309 NW 38th Street
Apt. 81
Lawton, Oklahoma, 73505
Comanche County
L.E.A Lawton Police Department, Lawton, Oklahoma

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Lawton Police Department at (580) 581-3270.
CCR: 14-17193
Date Reported: June 24, 2014
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Michael Sumpter
Age 55
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
DOB 09/27/1958
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Undisclosed
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 17310 NW 16 Terrace
Citra, Florida, 32113
Marion County
L.E.A Marion County Sheriff's Office, Ocala, Florida

No narrative given. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 352-368-3559.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: November 3, 2007
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Stephen Oden
Age 20
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 610 Sylvan H8ths Way
Nashville, Tennessee, 37209
Davidson County
L.E.A Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Nashville, Tennessee

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department at (615) 862-7400.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 31, 2007
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Rafael Castaneda-Herrera
Age 37
Gender Male
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 705 Aster Ln
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101
Clark County
L.E.A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Las Vegas, Nevada

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 828-3206.
CCR: 717822
Date Reported: December 15, 1987
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Tony Murphy
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location At Large
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2008 Palafox St
#4
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209
Duval County
L.E.A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville, Florida

No narrative given by law enforcement. Anyone who has any information about this case, the identity, or location of the suspect(s) is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or email them at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org. To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward up to $3,000, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.