Disclaimer
Sourcing Standard & Corrections Policy
Unsolved Ohio is an independent investigative publication covering cold cases, missing women, and unsolved homicides across Ohio. What follows explains where our information comes from, how we handle the names of living people, the limits of what we publish, and how to correct us.
Our sources and methods
Our reporting is built from public records — law-enforcement affidavits, probable-cause statements, court dockets and filings, official registries, and government records — together with documented media reports, on-record interviews, and open-source information including public social media. We also use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Social Network Analysis (SNA) to organize and examine large volumes of this material. These methods help us ask questions about how people, places, and events connect. They are analytical tools, not verdicts. A documented link or “tie” between two people — co-defendants on an arrest, a shared address, a recorded contact — represents an association, and an association is a starting point for investigation, not proof of conspiracy or guilt. Measures of network “centrality” describe a person’s structural position in a dataset; they are not legal determinations of leadership or culpability. Records can be incomplete, can contain errors, can be shaped by deception, and can fall out of date. Social-media content can be misread when its context is not understood. We treat all of it accordingly and encourage readers to consult the primary sources we cite.
Presumption of innocence
No one named in this publication in connection with an unsolved case has been charged with that crime unless we state otherwise and cite the charge. We name people as subjects of investigative interest — “persons of interest,” associates, last-known contacts — based on documented records and proximity. A person of interest is not a suspect, and naming someone is not an accusation that they committed any crime. Everyone is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. We call a person a killer, murderer, or offender only where they have been convicted of that specific crime. Where we reason from the documented evidence to a possible explanation, we label it clearly as theory, and we label speculative reconstructions as speculation — never as findings of fact.
Not evidence, not legal advice
The analysis and information presented here are not the same as evidence admitted in a court of law, which is subject to strict standards of authentication, relevance, and admissibility decided by a judge and weighed by a jury. The inclusion of a person’s name or connections in our analysis is an early step in understanding a case, not a conclusion of guilt. This publication is for educational and informational purposes and is not legal advice.
Limitation of liability
While we believe our sources to be reliable, no warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness, legality, or usefulness of any information here. Use of this information is at the reader’s own risk, and Unsolved Ohio and its contributors assume no liability for any damage or injury resulting from its use, misuse, or interpretation.
Corrections
We correct the record. Minor errors (a date, an address, a spelling) are fixed in the post with a dated correction note. Substantive errors are addressed in a separate, linked correction notice. Requests concerning information about a named individual are prioritized and addressed within five business days of a substantiated request. We do not remove accurately reported, sourced material absent a court order or a documented determination that it was factually inaccurate. To request a correction, email tips@unsolvedohio.com.
Tips and your privacy
If you have information about any case we cover, submit it on unsolvedohio.com or email tips@unsolvedohio.com. Your name will never be published without your explicit written permission, and every submission is reviewed before any action is taken.