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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: April 2, 2017
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Candice Hackett
Age 45
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2629 Golden Valley Rd
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55411
Hennepin County
L.E.A Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: August 21, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Robert Elsberry
Age 33
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 17517 Woodingham
Detroit, Michigan, 48221
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 31, 2014
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Patricia Harwood
Age 50
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 40 S Stockton St
Baltimore, Maryland, 21223
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: Unknown
Date Reported: March 9, 1977
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Opal Williams
Age 21
Gender Female
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Blunt Force
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location US Highway 27
KOA Campground
Lake Wales, Florida, 33859
Polk County
L.E.A Polk County Sheriff's Office, Winter Haven, Florida
On March 9, 1977, 21-year-old Opal Williams was found in a wooded area approximately 3/10 of a mile west of US Highway 27, south of K.O.A. Campground near Lake Wales. She was found laying face down and in a state of decomposition. Her cause of death was head trauma. Williams frequently left her home in Davenport and hitch-hiked to Avon Park Correctional Institution to visit her husband, who was an inmate there. She was also known to frequent truck stops on US Highway 27 to bum rides. At the time of her death, Williams had a small child that she left at her parent’s house. 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: Unknown
Date Reported: December 29, 2016
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Curtis Wooden
Age 55
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 7695 Little John Dr
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46219
Marion County
L.E.A Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indianapolis, Indiana
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 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at (317) 327-3811.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: October 3, 2011
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Voshea Cooper
Age 34
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Tuscaloosa Ave SW
Birmingham, Alabama, 35211
L.E.A Birmingham Police Department, Birmingham, Alabama
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 Birmingham Police Department and CrimeStoppers at 205-254-7777.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: May 25, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Fearro Denard
Age 18
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 7330 S Dante Ave
Chicago, Illinois, 60619
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 13, 2017
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Darius Cooper
Age 19
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 4245 W Fuqua St
Houston, Texas, 77045
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: 08-16617
VICTIM DETAILS
Name David Lewis
Age 46
Gender Male
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 12801 Dead Indian Memorial Road
Ashland, Oregon, 97520
Jackson County
L.E.A Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Central Point, Oregon
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at (541) 774-6800. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the JCSO Tip Line at (541) 774-8333.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: August 5, 2016
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Elizabeth Williams
Age 49
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 19182 Goddard
Detroit, Michigan, 48234
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 .