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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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25202 cases found.
CCR: 1061553
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Timothy Brown
Age 55
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location At Large
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 1917 Mealy St
Atlantic Beach, Florida, 32233
Duval County
L.E.A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville, Florida

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: October 11, 2016
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Chirrelle Scott
Age 29
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location E W T Harris Blvd
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28262
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: 1999-19818
Date Reported: May 18, 1999
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Sonya Love
Age 23
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
DOB 03/06/1976
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Fire/Arson
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 5625 8th St Ct E.
Manatee County
L.E.A Manatee County Sheriff's Office, Bradenton, Florida
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at (941) 747-3011.
CCR: 12967
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Haley Smith
Age 15
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Tiffany Higginbotham
Offense Hit and Run
Cause Vehicle
Location Arrested
CASE DETAILS
Status Solved
Incident Location Kenton Morrison Road
St. Augustine, Florida, 32084
St. Johns County
L.E.A St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, St. Augustine, Florida

Cold Case Spotlight

Update: September 2017 - A woman charged in the 2013 hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Haley Smith pleaded guilty in the case Friday in St. Johns County Court. Tiffany Higginbotham, 29, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, followed by two years of house arrest and 11 years of probation. Higginbotham was arrested earlier this year in prison, where she was serving a sentence in another hit-and-run case. 15-year-old Haley Nicole Smith, died in the early morning hours of November 17, 2013 after being struck in a hit-and-run crash on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Smith had been walking with friends at Kenton Morrison and Four Mile roads, in St. Augustine, when she was struck about 8:30 p.m. Deputies are searching for a dark colored pickup truck, possibly black, dark blue or purple, that was last seen fleeing south on Holmes Boulevard. Anyone with any information about the hit-and-run is asked to call Deputy Joseph McGinnis of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit at (904) 209-1498 or the agency's main number at (904) 824-8304. To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-(888) 277-TIPS.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: December 15, 2014
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Torrance Bell
Age 23
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 724 N Kedzie Ave
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: March 24, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Gregory Hills
Age 19
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 7050 Edinburgh St
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70125
Orleans Parish
L.E.A New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans, Louisiana
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: August 2, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Sakendra Mitchell
Age 19
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 15827 La Salle Blvd
Detroit, Michigan, 48238
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: July 9, 2009
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Markell Lewis
Age 27
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Crossman Ave
Buffalo, New York, 14211
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: November 30, 2012
VICTIM DETAILS
Name William Martin
Age 30
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 4230 S Wells St
Chicago, Illinois, 60609
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: 818534
Date Reported: November 9, 2012
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Lance Morene
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
DOB 07/10/1989
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Cecil Ford, Qortez Goshay
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location In Custody
CASE DETAILS
Status Arrest Made
Incident Location 3216 Rayford St
Jacksonville, Florida, 32205
Duval County
L.E.A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville, Florida

UPDATE: Cecil Ford was arrested on December 8, 2016, for his connection in the murder of Lance Morene. On February 23, 2017, Qortez Goshay was also arrested. 

According to the arrest report, Ford and Goshay went to the apartment on the pretense of selling some rims but had planned the robbery, and that Ford fired first before Goshay started shooting. Morene was hit multiple times.

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.