New Columbiana County Cold Case Task Force to investigate unsolved murders
A new unit is catching a clue and will investigate unsolved homicides in Columbiana County.
The Columbiana County Cold Case Task Force was created by both the county prosecutor's office and the Columbiana County Major Crimes Task Force. The county prosecutor's office says that different police and investigative units throughout the county worked together and made a ranked list of cold case homicides that could be resolved.
The Task Force will be led by Chief Investigator Troy Walker of the Columbiana County Prosecutor's Office and Salem police officer Det. David Talbert.
Recently, the Prosecutor's Office successfully prosecuted a 10-year-old cold case. Melinda Todd was murdered in 2012 before the prosecutor's office charged Kevin Kirby who is now in jail for 20 years to life for Todd's death.
Anyone information regarding a past homicide in Columbiana County is asked to call the Prosecutor's Office Tip Line at 330-420-1050.
