2 die in line of duty -- A Centerville police officer and a Washington Twp firefighter were killed in the line of duty on Jan. 12, 1998 when they were struck by a car while investigating an accident on an icy stretch of I-675.
Trooper shot -- State Highway Patrol trooper Angela R. Watson was shot by a hitchhiker on I-70 in Preble County. Watson, who was wearing a bulletproof vest and not seriously injured, returned fire and the hitchhiker was killed. A medical exam determined he killed himself with a shot to the head after being wounded by Watson.
Missing children -- Two Champaign County children disappeared from their home on July 9, 1997.
Sunoco Mini Mart murder -- Teenagers Brian Singleton and Joseph Agee were charged with the April 3, 1997 murder of convenience store manager Margaret T. Chain.
Triple-homicide in arson -- Ivory Franklin and two family members died in a fire investigators labeled arson. A teenage grandson was charged.
The Wilmington shootout -- the four-month manhunt for Chevie and Cheyne Kehoe.
Frederick Gies
-- former WSU dean jailed for corruption.Therressa Jolynn Ritchie
-- convicted of the murder of her 4-year-old daughterGlen Rogers
Hamilton native convicted of one murder and suspected in three others.Railroad spike murder
-- David Lee Myers convicted of the 1988 murder of Amanda Jo Maher in Xenia.Sloopy's Bar murders
-- Edmund Earl Emerick III found guilty of the aggravated 3-19-1994 murders of Frank Ferraro and Robert Knapke .Jenny Wilcox & Robert Dale Aldridge
Huber Heights pair imprisoned for 11 years for a crime that may never have occurred.Rebecca Hopfer
Teenager convicted of killing her newbornThe 1992 Christmas killings
Six people killed in a 3-day rampage which began on Christmas eve.The abduction of Beth Ann Mote
A 14-year-old Oakwood girl was kidnapped and murdered by a serial killer.
Line of duty:
Accident kills police officer, firefighter
A Centerville police officer and a Washington Twp firefighter were killed Jan. 12, 1998 when they were struck by a car while investigating an accident on an icy stretch of I-465.
Jason Grossnickle shooting
Rookie Dayton police officer ambushed and killed in front of 3rd district police headquarters
List of officers killed in the line of dutyPolice Conduct:
The Childs-Bailey police corruption trialsPolice action shootings:
Police-action shootings
These lists are compiled by DDN police reporters. The current year's list is in the Briefings folder under homicides.
The lists from earlier years have been converted for use here. They are:Dayton Homicides 1997
Dayton Homicides 1996
Dayton homicides 1995
