CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Terrell Silver, 34, for the murder of four individuals, in Cleveland in 2019.

“Today’s indictment demonstrates that victims are not forgotten. Law enforcement continues to investigate and search for those responsible who commit these violent crimes that are destroying lives and adversely impacting our community. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of these victims as we begin seeking justice for this horrendous crime. Today’s indictment is the direct result of the hard work and dedication of law enforcement and I want to personally thank the members of the Cleveland Homicide Initiative, which includes the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. I would also like to thank the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Cuyahoga County Forensic Science Lab.”

Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley

Sometime between September 7, 2019, and September 21, 2019, Terrell Silver approached the four victims, two females, ages 18 and 19, and two males, ages 20 and 23, inside a residence near East 144th Street and Kinsman Road in Cleveland where they were staying at the time. Silver shot all four victims multiple times as they were laying down on two mattresses on the floor. The 18-year-old female victim was five and a half months pregnant. He then fled the scene.

On September 21, the Cleveland Division of Police discovered the four victims’ decomposed bodies inside the residence.

The investigation was conducted by the Cleveland Homicide Initiative, which includes the Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Cuyahoga County Forensic Science Lab. The investigation utilized information initially gathered and additional investigative resources including DNA and gun tool mark evidence that linked Terrell Silver to the crime.

Terrell Silver was indicted on the following charges:

  • 15 counts of Aggravated Murder
  • One count of Aggravated Burglary
  • One count of Aggravated Robbery
  • One count of Having Weapons Under Disability
  • One count of Tampering With Evidence 

He will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center at a later date.