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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25202 cases found.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: September 6, 2009
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Jesus Romero
Age 23
Gender Male
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 6103 Glenmont Dr
Houston, Texas, 77081
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: Unknown
Date Reported: November 1, 2009
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Efrain Acevedo
Age 21
Gender Male
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2000 W Warren Blvd
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Cook County
L.E.A Chicago Police Department, Chicago, Illinois

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 Chicago Police Department at (312) 746-6000.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: June 16, 2014
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Peter Myles
Age 57
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 483 S Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, California, 94103
San Francisco County
L.E.A San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco, California

CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: April 27, 2009
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Charles Morrow II
Age 23
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 4801 E 14th St
Oakland, California, 94601
Alameda County
L.E.A Oakland Police Department, Oakland, California

CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: June 20, 2017
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Sanchez McClure
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Hilo Dr
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28206
Mecklenburg County
L.E.A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte, North Carolina

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 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department at (704) 336-7600.
CCR: 88-29904LW
Date Reported: July 28, 1988
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Lee
Gender Male
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Undisclosed
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 317 North Federal Hwy, LW
Lake Worth, Florida, 33460
Palm Beach County
L.E.A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, West Palm Beach, Florida

No narrative given. Anyone who has any information about this case, the identity, or location of the suspect(s) is asked to contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office at 561-688-3085
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: November 1, 2012
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Raymon Jennings
Age 18
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 3410 Warsaw Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45205
Hamilton County
L.E.A Cincinnati Police Department, Cincinnati, Ohio

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 Cincinnati Police Department at (513) 352-3536.
CCR: 457128
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Joseph Back
Age 84
Gender Male
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Eddie Lee Rhiles
Offense Murder
Cause Knife/Stabbing
Location Prison
CASE DETAILS
Status Solved
Incident Location 6311 Harvin Rd
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216
Duval County
L.E.A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville, Florida

UPDATE - On December 23, 2019, Eddie Rhiles pleaded guilty to killing Joseph Back and was sentenced to 22 years in prison. According to News4Jax.com, At first, Rhiles denied being in Back’s house that night and pleaded not guilty. Later, however, he apologized to the victim’s family and pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder charge. On August 6, 2019 the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Eddie Lee Rhiles, now 69 years old in the 1991 murder of 84-year-old Joseph Back. On July 12, 1991 Joseph Back was stabbed to death during a burglary in his home. The elderly man was found dead during a wellness check.
CCR: 585358
Date Reported: July 2, 2007
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Charles Cooper III
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
DOB 05/19/1988
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location At Large
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 3000 Lowell Ave
Jacksonville, Florida, 32254
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.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: June 9, 2012
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Sadie Butler
Age 57
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 5620 W Tidwell Rd
Houston, Texas, 77091
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.