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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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25201 cases found.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: October 29, 2014
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Roger Burke Jr.
Age 24
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2480 Peekskill Dr
Columbus, Ohio, 43219
Franklin County
L.E.A Columbus Division of Police, Columbus, 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 Columbus Police Department at (614) 645-4545.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: August 21, 2014
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Germere McIntosh
Age 39
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 5422 NW 5th Ave
Miami, Florida, 33127
Miami-Dade County
L.E.A Miami Police Department, Miami, Florida
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 Miami Police Department at (305) 471-8477.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: May 26, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name William Blackmon
Age 51
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Fry E
Buffalo, New York, 14218
Erie County
L.E.A Buffalo Police Department, Buffalo, New York
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 Buffalo Police Department at (716) 851-4415.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: May 30, 1976
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Jane Doe
Age 30
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Other
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Chesapeake Bay
First Island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
L.E.A Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia

On May 30, 1976 at approximately 7:10 am the body of a white female was discovered floating in the Chesapeake Bay near the First Island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The Coast Guard responded, found, recovered, and transported the body to the Coast Guard Station. A news release on the morning of this discovery described the victim as a decapitated white female. The Medical Examiner describes Jane Doe as being between 30 and 50 years old weighing approximately 135 pounds. She was about 5’ 5’’ tall with a vaccination scar on her upper left arm and a five and a half inch scar on the backside of the right thigh between the back of the knee and the buttocks. A raised red mole was on the neck about an inch below the Adam’s apple. Two more brown skin moles were about an inch below the Adam’s apple on the opposite side of the red mole. At this time the identity of Jane Doe is still unknown. The Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy and ruled this case a homicide.

CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: July 26, 2012
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Robert Schmidt
Age 30
Gender Male
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 65 SE Yates Rd
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120
Shelby County
L.E.A Memphis Police Department, Memphis, 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 Memphis Police Department at (901) 545-2677.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: July 28, 2017
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Eugene Winters
Age 18
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 6854 S Campbell Ave
Chicago, Illinois, 60629
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: 201650005977
Date Reported: October 31, 2016
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Joseph Smith
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
DOB 11/17/1988
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 207 Hays Drive
Sanford, Florida, 32771
Seminole County
L.E.A Sanford Police Department, Sanford, Florida
Case # 201650005977 Date: 10/31/2016 Time: 2054 hours Location: 207 Hays Drive Sanford, FL 32771 Victim: Joseph Lee Smith DOB: 11/17/1988 Race: Black Sex: Male Cause of Death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds Manner of Death: Homicide Motive: Attempted Robbery/Retaliation On October 31st, 2016 Sanford Police Officers responded to 207 Hays Drive in reference to a shooting. The victims’ Mother reported she was sitting in her house on the couch when an unknown person entered the residence. The subject, who she believed to be a Black male, approximately 5’6”, slender build, wearing grey sweat pants and a mask entered the residence armed with a rifle with a shell catcher on it. The male walked past her to the front bedroom of the residence where he shot her son Joseph Smith, then turned and walked to the rear bedroom where he shot her oldest son Roland DeLoatch. The gunman returned to the living room where he pointed the firearm at her and she begged for her life. The gunman left her unharmed and exited the residence on foot in an unknown direction. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Sanford Police Department at (407) 562-2777.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: September 29, 2011
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Fernando Lopez
Age 33
Gender Male
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 9504 Woodward Ave
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
Wayne County
L.E.A Detroit Police Department, Detroit, Michigan
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 Detroit Police Department at (313) 596-1800 .
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: May 12, 2007
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Antwoine Hawkins
Age 29
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2221 Garrett Ave
Baltimore, Maryland, 21218
L.E.A Baltimore Police Department, Baltimore, Maryland
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 Baltimore Police Department at 410-887-2222.
CCR: PCSO14OFF002217 (95-14253)
Date Reported: October 12, 1995
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Ernest Fuller
Age 48
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
DOB 09/02/1947
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 615 Union Avenue
Putnam County
L.E.A Putnam County Sherrif's Office, Palatka, 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 Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 386-329-0800