Ohio Mysteries
594 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 277 ratingsEach week Paula and Stephen explore unsolved murders, lost shipwrecks, local legends and more! https://www.ohiomysteries.com. https://www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries https://www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries https://www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio
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Now Solved! Rewind episode Ep. 93 - The unsolved murder of Brad Bellino
February 06, 2023 01:00 - 37 minutesIn 1972, 12-year-old Brad Bellino was walking from his buddy's home in Boardman, Ohio to his own home when he vanished. His brutalized body was found a few days later, but his killer has never been found. [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Wrong Together, by Benjamin Marshall. https://www.benjaminmarshallmusic.com Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phosp...
SOLVED! Rewind: The unsolved murder of Brad Bellino (Ep 93)
February 06, 2023 01:00 - 37 minutesIn 1972, 12-year-old Brad Bellino was walking from his buddy's home in Boardman, Ohio to his own home when he vanished. His brutalized body was found a few days later, but his killer has never been found. [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Wrong Together, by Benjamin Marshall. https://www.benjaminmarshallmusic.com Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phosp...
Special: Podcast host Carol Costello discusses the Phyllis Cottle case
February 02, 2023 01:00 - 16 minutesSpecial: Podcast host Carol Costello discusses the Phyllis Cottle caseFormer CNN anchor and Akron, Ohio TV journalist Carol Costello discusses her new podcast, Blind Rage, about Phyllis Cottle. In 1984, Cottle was abducted, raped and tortured, then left blinded inside a burning car, yet she survived to help detectives catch her assailant and become an advocate and icon for strength, determination and perserverance. Evergreen Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carol-costello-prese...
Ep. 216 - Codebreakers Pt 3: Agnes Meyer Driscoll, First Lady of Naval Cryptology
January 30, 2023 01:00 - 23 minutesThe last of a 3-part series on Ohio's famous WWII codebreakers: Agnes Meyer Driscoll spent 20 years breaking every Japanese code the Imperial Navy tried to use, helped form the US Navy's codebreaking office OP-20-G, and trained countless cryptologists. But it took years for this woman in a man's world to gain any recognition for her achievements. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Mus...
Ep. 215 - Codebreakers Pt 2: Joe Rochefort and the Battle of Midway
January 26, 2023 01:00 - 29 minutesPart 2 of a 3-part series on Ohio's famous WWII codebreakers: Dayton native Joseph Rochefort was the naval officer most responsible for America's tide-turning victory against the Japanese at the Battle of Midway, having decrypted the code that allowed for an ambush. But superior officers who didn't like that this high school dropout who never attended the Naval Academy was in charge of the Pacific's codebreaking team conspired to downplay his role, which remained all but secret for decades. ...
Ep. 214 - Codebreakers Pt 1: Joe Desch and the NCR
January 23, 2023 01:00 - 32 minutesMuch of America's success in breaking the Enigma, the message encrypting machine used by Germany during World War II, can largely be traced to two different men from Dayton, Ohio. In this episode, the story of Joe Desch, a brilliant engineer at National Cash Register who designed a machine that could read coded messages - even though it led to a nervous breakdown and a lifetime of trying to hide his work from his family. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohio...
10-Minute Mystery: The Van Nguyen family
January 18, 2023 01:00 - 8 minutesIn April of 2002, a suicidal Stephanie Van Nguyen left her husband and parents a note saying she intended to kill herself by driving into the Ohio River - and that she was taking her 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son with her. It took 20 years for police to find her and her vehicle. But where were the children?www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great Unknown Learn more abo...
Ep. 213 - Livingston and the modern tomato
January 16, 2023 01:00 - 22 minutesBefore 1870, the tomato was a wild plant that most found hard, ugly and inedible. Most homes that had a plant just kept it as an ornamental curiosity. But after 15 years of work, A. W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg developed a sweet, juicy, smooth-skinned variety that made the tomato a commercial crop for the first time. Does Livingston deserve credit for "inventing" one of the world's favorite foods? www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter...
10-Minute Mystery: Dawn Hickman
January 12, 2023 01:00 - 10 minutesIn January of 2009, residents of a mobile home park in Heath, Ohio grew concerned that they hadn't seen their bubbly, outgoing neighbor Dawn Hickman since the start of the new year. They called police. Police called Dawn's families. That's when Dawn's sisters made the chilling discovery of Dawn's body, strangled, wrapped in a blanket, and tucked into a corner of her closet. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.faceboo...
Ep. 212 - Col. James Forsyth and the Wounded Knee Massacre
January 09, 2023 01:00 - 29 minutesIn 1890, Col. James Forsyth - Maumee, Ohio born and bred - led the 7th Calvary into Wounded Knee, South Dakota to disarm 250 Lakota Indians who white settlers were fearing after the murder of their spiritual leader, Sitting Bull. What followed was a massacre of mostly unarmed warriors, women fleeing with babies clutched to their chests, and children hiding in ravines. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebo...
10-Minute Mystery: Linda Bennett
January 05, 2023 01:00 - 13 minutesIn December of 2022, Kentucky State Police announced they had identified a 1988 Jane Doe as 38-year-old Linda Bennett of Columbus, Ohio. Linda was reported missing a month after Kentucky found their murder victim on the side of a road, and yet the connection was never made. But do police already have a prime suspect in Ohio-bred Samuel Little, America's most prolific serial killer?www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.face...
Ep. 211 - The French 500
January 02, 2023 01:00 - 28 minutesGallipolis, Ohio was born of a scam. In 1790, some 500 Parisians eager to distance themselves from the aftermath of the French Revolution thought they'd bought deeds to land along the Ohio River in America's new Northwest Territory. But when they arrived in the New World, they learned their contracts were worthless. So, what happened to them? www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audi...
UNRESOLVED Ep. 14: Melvin Horst
December 27, 2022 18:25 - 37 minutesIn 1928, 4-year-old Melvin Horst left his home in Orrville, Ohio to show his friends the shiny red firetruck Santa had brought him. Then, he vanished in a case that captivated the country with twists and turns for more than a year. We talk to Melvin's surviving sister, Elgie, who is now 96 years old, and Orrville Sgt. Jaime McGreal, who has done some recent sleuthing on the ancient case. Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beacon Journal: http://www.beaconjournal.com Learn mo...
Ohio Mysteries Rewind- The first Christmas Tree
December 26, 2022 01:00 - 18 minutesFor more than 50 years, the country accepted without question that Wooster, Ohio immigrant August Imgard was the first to decorate a Christmas tree in America. His charming story was told and retold by newspapers from coast to coast every December. But was Imgard really the first? Ninety-nine years after he spruced up a fir and enchanted his neighbors, a Wooster professor would go looking for the answer. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twi...
Rewind: The first Christmas Tree (Ep 18)
December 26, 2022 01:00 - 18 minutesFor more than 50 years, the country accepted without question that Wooster, Ohio immigrant August Imgard was the first to decorate a Christmas tree in America. His charming story was told and retold by newspapers from coast to coast every December. But was Imgard really the first? Ninety-nine years after he spruced up a fir and enchanted his neighbors, a Wooster professor would go looking for the answer. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twi...
Rewind: The Girl In Blue (10-Minute Mystery)
December 22, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutesOn Christmas Eve in 1933, a stranger walked through the streets of Willoughby, Ohio - a young woman dressed head to toe in blue, with 90 cents in her purse and hopes of getting home to Pennsylvania by Christmas. No one understood her intent as she sprinted for an approaching train, running into its side and glancing off with a fatally cracked skull. The town would bury the unidentified girl in a grave marked "The Girl in Blue," and although research would give her a name 60 years later, it wi...
Ohio Mysteries Rewind - The Girl In Blue
December 22, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutesOn Christmas Eve in 1933, a stranger walked through the streets of Willoughby, Ohio - a young woman dressed head to toe in blue, with 90 cents in her purse and hopes of getting home to Pennsylvania by Christmas. No one understood her intent as she sprinted for an approaching train, running into its side and glancing off with a fatally cracked skull. The town would bury the unidentified girl in a grave marked "The Girl in Blue," and although research would give her a name 60 years later, it wi...
10-Minute Mystery: The Poinsettia myth
December 19, 2022 01:00 - 10 minutesFor a century, Americans feared the Poinsettia, believing it to be poisonous to people and pets. In 1971, the Ohio State University was asked to test this longstanding myth. What did they learn? Why did we think this cheerful Christmas plant was a killer? And how many of us still believe it today? www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great UnknownThe Great Phospher- Daniel B...
10-Minute Mystery: Mob Mentility - Cleveland's 10-Cent Beer Night Riot
December 15, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutesIn 1974, the Texas Rangers came to town to play the Cleveland Indians, one week after they had a bench-clearing brawl in Texas. Fans were whipped up into a frenzy before their arrival, but worse, the game took place on a pre-scheduled promotional night that sold beer for 10 cents a cup. The result was a day that lives on in infamy.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great Unknow...
Ep. 210 - Was John Demjanjuk "Ivan the Terrible?"
December 12, 2022 01:00 - 22 minutesIn 1977, the US Justice Department sought to revoke the citizenship of a Ukrainian immigrant they believed to be guilty of World War II war atrocities. For the next 35 years, John Demjanjuk, an auto factory worker from Seven Hills, endured deportation hearings in the US, murder trials in Israel and Germany, and was almost hanged. But there are still questions about whether he was the sadistic guard he was accused of being. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiom...
10-Minute Mystery: The Burning Tree Mastodon
December 08, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutesIn 1986, the most complete mastodon skeleton in the world was found in Ohio's Licking County. Researchers found more surprises than they expected: Butcher marks that hinted at how ice age hunters survived, and 13,000-year-old gut bacteria that was still alive and for a time hailed as the longest-living organism on the planet.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great UnknownThe G...
Ep. 209 - The mind and mysticism of Edgar Cayce
December 05, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutesKentucky-born Edgar Cayce dazzled generations with what appeared to be a unique talent for diagnosing illnesses and offering treatments, all while in a trance and with no medical training. During the two years he lived in Dayton, Ohio, he used his "gift" to explore the idea of reincarnation. His clairvoyant talents have modern historians calling him the founder of the New Age movement. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteries...
10-Minute Mystery: Black Widow Betty Johnson
December 01, 2022 01:00 - 15 minutesBetty Johnson from Ironton, Ohio had five husbands and an adult son die, most of them from gunshot. After North Carolina authorities charged her with trying to hire a hitman to take out husband No. 4, authorities in Ohio, Florida and Georgia began to wonder if they overlooked something. [email protected]/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great UnknownThe Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more ...
Ep. 208 - Garrett Morgan, the "Black Edison"
November 28, 2022 01:00 - 24 minutesGarrett Morgan's descendants hope a DNA test will prove what the family has believed for more than a century - that the inventor is the grandson of Confederate Col. John Morgan, of the Civil War's "Morgan Raiders." But even without that distinction, Garrett earned his place in history for designing the three-light traffic signal, and a gas mask he used to rescue men trapped in a Cleveland tunnel. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.co...
UNRESOLVED Ep 13: Sam Hughes
November 23, 2022 13:26 - 24 minutesIn 2006, Sam Hughes was found beaten to death in his home in Akron's North Hill neighborhood. Hughes was a small-time drug dealer who mostly sold marijuana to friends, but his new addiction to cocaine might have let new and dangerous people into his life. He left behind family and friends who had been trying to help Sam get his life back in order. Our UNRESOLVED series is in partnership with the Akron Beacon Journal. Stories on this case are also available at beaconjournal.com. ohiomysteries....
10-Minute Mystery: Ohio River's John and Jane Does
November 21, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutesWe take a look at six cases from NamUs, the national database of unidentified remains and missing persons, that come from the shoreline of the Ohio River. They include a car discovered that likely belongs to an Ohio murder victim, a Kentucky man missing from a damaged boat that was drifting in circles, and a partial skeleton buried in the muck at the river's edge.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomyste...
10-Minute Mystery: Lake Erie's John and Jane Does
November 17, 2022 01:00 - 13 minutesFour mysteries on NamUs, the national database of unidentified remains and missing persons, come from the shoreline of Lake Erie. Two of the cases - a man found in 2014 by a downtown Cleveland break wall, and a woman in a disco dress who washed ashore at the Cedar Point causeway in 1980 - are currently undergoing fresh DNA testing. The other two are a man found in Lucas County in 2005, and the case of a Lorain fisherman presumed to have drowned in 1983, though his body was never found. www.oh...
207 - What made New Portage a ghost town?
November 14, 2022 01:00 - 24 minutesSummit County's "ancient metropolis" was New Portage, an early settlement that discovered one of the best possible crossroads in the state, and yet was abandoned twice by its population. The area later became the wildly successful factory town of Barberton, but what forces doomed its first two attempts at civilization? www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great UnknownThe Gr...
Rewind- Ep. 57 - The hazing of Stuart Pierson
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Rewind: The hazing of Stuart Pierson (Ep 57)
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Ep 206 - The story of Johnson's Island
November 07, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutesThe only place in Ohio where you can walk ground associated with the American Civil War is Johnson's Island, which served as a prisoner of war camp for Confederate officers. Through letters from prisoners, newspaper stories about escape attempts, and a couple of incidents that almost lead to a national crisis, we tell this unique chapter in Ohio history.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudion...
10-Minute Mystery: Balloonfest '86
November 03, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutesIn 1986, the United Way of Cleveland launched nearly 1.5 million balloons to set a new world record and call attention to its annual fundraising campaign. It was beautiful for a few minutes, but then a stormfront caused the inflated balloons to fall, causing car accidents, closing an airport runway, spooking horses, and hindering the Coast Guard's effort to find two missing fishermen. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio ...
Ep 205 - A stagecoach tour of southern Ohio ghosts
October 31, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutesIn this special seasonal edition, join us on our time-traveling stagecoach as we take a trip to the 19th century in hopes of spotting the headless ghost of Stumpy in Muskinghum County's village of Norwich; the spirit of Ross County's beloved hermit William Hewitt; the White Lady who haunts the riverboats passing Alexandria Point Park in Portsmouth; and the Miami Warriors buried beneath farmland in Butler County's West Chester Township. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patr...
Ep 204 - Halloween and the truth about tainted treats
October 27, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutesA University of Delaware sociologist has been spent decades chasing down every allegation of a child harmed by razors in apples, needles in chocolate bars and drugs injected into candy. And he said he hasn't found a single one. Ever. Are tainted treats an urban legend?www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesFeatured Ohio music: All Hallows Steve, by Toby Danger. https://tobydanger.bandcamp.com/track...
Ohio Mysteries Rewind; 107 -The Mothman
October 24, 2022 00:00 - 33 minutesIn 1966, people in the Ohio River communities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio saw a strange flying creature they couldn't identify. When the bridge connecting the two towns crashed into the river and killed 46 people, some wondered if the creature was connected. [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Bad Advice, by tOd and the Bad Ideas. https://www.todandthebadide...
Rewind: The Mothman (Ep 107)
October 24, 2022 00:00 - 33 minutesIn 1966, people in the Ohio River communities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio saw a strange flying creature they couldn't identify. When the bridge connecting the two towns crashed into the river and killed 46 people, some wondered if the creature was connected. [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Bad Advice, by tOd and the Bad Ideas. https://www.todandthebadide...
10-Minute Mystery: Procter & Gamble and the Satanic Panic
October 20, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutesProcter & Gamble, founded in Cincinnati 185 years ago, is one of Ohio's most venerable companies. But in 1995, it had to give up its beloved logo of the man in the moon when rumors persisted that it symbolized ties to satanism. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 203 - Who killed Rollin and Anna Hudson?
October 17, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutesIn 1912, Rollin Hudson was hoping to distance his new bride Anna from other persistant suitors she had in Canton, Ohio by moving her to Paola, Kansas. But seven weeks after settling in their new home, they were beaten to death in their bed. Did their killer follow them from Ohio to exact revenge, or was it a serial killer known for riding the railways and annihilating families? www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.fac...
10MM - The Soldier Wizard
October 13, 2022 00:00 - 15 minutesIn his lifetime, Revolutionary War veteran John Lamont became a punchline for his Ashtabula neighbors, who blamed him for everything that went wrong in their lives. They interpreted his eccentricity and anti-social behavior as a sign that he was a wizard. Modern historians don't know about that, but they do think he may have been a killer. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- T...
Ep 202 - Clifford Osbun and the Hindenburg Disaster
October 10, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutesIn 1937, Wyandot County native Clifford Osbun survived the shocking crash of the Hindenburg, a football-sized dirigible from Germany making its debut trip to North America. When the airship caught fire and disintegrated in less than a minute, Osbun found himself on the ground with just a few burns on his hands. But when Osbun died suddenly four years later, had the Hindenburg claimed yet another victim? www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twi...
10-Minute Mystery: Ohio vs. Michigan and the Toledo War
October 06, 2022 00:00 - 15 minutesThe legendary football rivalry between Ohio State and the University of Michigan arguably has its roots in a 19th century border dispute that saw both sides call up militia armies to gain control of Toledo and the Maumee River. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 201 - Hatchet Man
October 03, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes201: Hatchet Man As a Logan County tailor named Andrew Hellman, he killed his first wife with an ax and poisoned two of his children. As a fugitive in Maryland named Adam Horn, he murdered his second wife and unborn baby with a hatchet. History has lost track of where he was buried after his 1844 execution, but some say his ghost haunts a cemetery in Huntsville, Ohio. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook...
Ep 201: Hatchet Man
October 03, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes201: Hatchet Man As a Logan County tailor named Andrew Hellman, he killed his first wife with an ax and poisoned two of his children. As a fugitive in Maryland named Adam Horn, he murdered his second wife and unborn baby with a hatchet. History has lost track of where he was buried after his 1844 execution, but some say his ghost haunts a cemetery in Huntsville, Ohio. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook...
Ep. 200: Stephen Richards - "Ted Bundy of the Old West"
September 29, 2022 00:00 - 28 minutesIn 1879, 23-year-old Stephen Richards was arrested in his hometown of Mount Pleasant, Ohio - to where he fled after murdering a mother and three children in Nebraska. In the days that followed, he revealed at least nine murders at his hand. Because of his handsome face, charming demeanor and friendly smile, modern psychologists call him "Ted Bundy of the Old West." www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.co...
Ep. 199 - The eyes of Charles Breuer
September 26, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes199 - The eyes of Charles Breuer The Charles Breuer monument in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery has long been a destination for ghosthunters, but the urban legend attached to the 3D bust on his obelisk is nothing compared to the real story of a millionaire who destroyed his own life out of spite. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Danie...
10-Minute Mystery: The confession of Canton's first killer
September 22, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutesIn 1833, 30-year-old Christian Bachtle was executed for murdering his wife as she nursed their baby. He left behind a detailed confession that is chilling even by 21st Century standards. His execution site is a stop on the Black Cat Tales and Tours walking tour this Halloween season in Canton, Ohio. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries https://www.facebook.com/black.cat.tales.tours/ Audionau...
Ep. 198 - Burr's Conspiracy
September 19, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutesThree years after shooting Alexander Hamilton in a duel, former US vice president Aaron Burr was arrested for treason. President Jefferson suspected him of planning to take some US territories in the west, using boats he was building in Marietta, Ohio, and launching from Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River. A jury would find Burr "not guilty," leaving historians to wonder what the heck Burr was up to. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.t...
UNRESOLVED Ep. 12: Richard Wright
September 15, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutesIn May of 2004, Richard Wright - a 53-year-old Akron mail carrier - returned home from a trip to Las Vegas, and stopped on his way home from the airport to have a drink in his neighborhood bar. Shortly after, someone followed him home from the bar and shot him dead in his driveway. But he wasn't robbed, so who killed Richard Wright, and why? Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beacon Journal: http://www.beaconjournal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Ep. 197 - What happened to Philip Taylor Kramer?
September 12, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutesYoungstown native Philip Taylor Kramer had success first as the bassist for the 1970s rock band Iron Butterfly, and then as a math and science prodigy working on government nuclear projects and then his own inventions. When he disappeared in 1995 from his California community, those who knew him were torn between whether he was a suicide risk, or had been abducted by people after his life's work. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.co...
Ep. 196 - The Mounds Club heist
September 08, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutesIn 1947, masked gunmen in army fatigues and carrying submachine guns used flawless precision in storming the swanky Mounds Club in Lake County and robbing its nearly 300 patrons and staff. The gang was never arrested, though federal agents said they were told that the club's mob owners eventually got their vengeance. www.ohiomysteries.com [email protected] www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Gre...