Calvin Felder Jr. Arrested After Fingerprint Links Him to 2004 Homicide

Detectives with the Dayton Police Department’s Cold Case Unit arrested 36-year-old Calvin Felder Jr. after a fingerprint lifted from a bloody metal flashlight recovered at a 2004 crime scene matched his prints during a 2024 evidence review. The fingerprint link led to Felder’s arrest on Jan. 28, 2026, in connection with the homicide of 69-year-old Lillie Oglesby.

Oglesby was found dead in her home at 4612 Genesee Ave on May 26, 2004. The Montgomery County Coroner determined she died of multiple blunt force trauma. Investigators who processed the bedroom scene in 2004 noted a bloody metal flashlight, a small samurai sword, and a butcher knife among the items recovered. The fingerprint was discovered on the bloody metal flashlight and laboratory testing later confirmed the match to Calvin Felder Jr.

The case remained unsolved for more than two decades until detectives reopened and reexamined physical evidence in 2024, a process that has repeatedly proven crucial in cold-case work. The Dayton Police Cold Case Unit identified the latent print during that review and submitted it for comparison, a step that resulted in the forensic match and the subsequent arrest in early 2026. Court documents filed since the arrest identify Calvin Felder Jr. as the suspect.

For neighbors and community members, the arrest underscores how persistence and advances in forensic analysis can change the course of long-dormant investigations. Lillie Oglesby, a mother of eight, had lived in the house where she was killed; the original investigators preserved key items that ultimately produced the breakthrough. The development may bring answers for family members and residents who remember the shock of a violent crime in their neighborhood.

Practical implications for the public include renewed attention to how evidence is stored and reviewed and a reminder that cold-case units can reopen investigations when technology or review techniques improve. The Dayton Police Department’s Cold Case Unit is responsible for following up on physical evidence and tips; anyone with information related to the Oglesby homicide or the 2004 scene is encouraged to contact Dayton police as the case moves into the next phase.

Next steps will include formal charging decisions, appearances in court, and continued forensic and investigative work by Dayton detectives. For a community that has carried this wound for 22 years, the arrest represents a tangible development in a long-running mystery and a prompt to stay engaged as the justice process unfolds.