Cynthia Davison, 21, was found shot to death in the rear of 4673 Refugee Road in Columbus, Ohio, on April 4, 1993. The Columbus Police Department responded, but no suspect or clear motive was identified and the homicide remains unsolved.

Her death was one of several similar killings of young Black women in Columbus in the early 1990s, some of whom had connections to prostitution. Investigators at the time considered possible links between these cases, including those of Carla Hagwood and Brenda Mitchell, but a lack of coordinated communication between departments hampered those efforts and any serial connection has not been proven.

The case remains in the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case database and authorities continue to seek information that could break the investigation open. If anyone has details that might help bring justice for Cynthia, please contact the Columbus Police Department or submit tips to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.