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Ohio Mysteries

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Each week Ohio Mysteries explores 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 In any given episode we feature fantastic music by the following music-https://soundcloud.com/davidhydemusic. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0pcAGV4g67jCxGIPWv9iQ https://www.youtube.com/c/WhitesandComposer https://www.youtube.com/user/audionautix

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Ep 315: Harry "Pete" Pierpont

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2025/07/14

John Dillinger learned the craft of bank robbing from another Indiana man, Harry "Pete" Pierpont - who would go on to kill an Ohio sheriff in order to free Dillinger from a Lima jail, thereby signing his own death warrant.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAdditional music:New Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel BirchLearn more about your ad choices. Visit

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OM Backroads Ep:83. The Toledo Speedboat disaster of...

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2025/07/07

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by friend of the show Wendy Koile, author of 4 fantastic books.We discuss the mysterious Toledo Speedboat disaster of 1930. On a hot Saturday morning in June, 1930, eight Toledoans set out on a speedboat to attend an Elks picnic on Pelee Island and never made it. Their boat would be found spinning in circles without a soul onboard. The well to do men would be found dead a few days later and

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Special Announcement from Ohio Mysteries

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2025/07/04

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OM Backroads Ep:82. Murder Ridge Ohio

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2025/07/03

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we explore the Ohio serial killer, Cletus Reese, who murdered 3 men on his farm in rural Ohio near the small town of Nellie in Coshocton County. The murders took place in 1954 and the once bucolic family farm took on the dubious name: Murder Ridge. We take a look at the life of Cletus Reese and the 3 murders that lead to his ultimate death at the Lima State Hospital. Note: This episode contains descriptions of

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Ep 314: Louis Sockalexis: The inspiration for the...

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2025/06/30

In 2021, the Cleveland Indians were renamed the Cleveland Guardians. But many urged that the team not forget the man who inspired the nickname. Louis Sockalexis was the first Native American to play in the major leagues, spending a sensational yet tragic three-year career with Cleveland.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAdditional music:New Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great

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OM Backroads Ep:81. 3 Ohio Roadside Attractions:...

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2025/06/26

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we explore 3 Ohio roadside attractions with Backroads flair. When Ohio was still considered the countries frontier, legendary Wyandot leader "Leatherlips" helped broker peace deals with the European settlers. This didnt sit well with his fellow tribesman and would ultimately cost him his life. A striking monument stands today in his memory, evocative of the legendary "Sitting Bull" monument. Overlooking the

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OM Backroads Ep:80. The Mysterious disappearance of...

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2025/06/19

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we have a very strange mystery with a surprising twist. On the cold dark morning of January 10, 1954, in a lonely rail yard a railroad work would observe a mysterious figure of a man, slipping away into the darkness of night, slinking away from the tracks. Almost immediately, the railroad worker would observe the corpse of a woman, having experienced severe trauma and very much dead despite a lack of blood at

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Ep 313: The saboteurs: Operation Pastorius

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2025/06/16

In 1942, Hitler ordered German saboteurs be sent to America with resources to blow up industrial infrastructure and hinder the United States in supplying its forces and allies in World War II. Eight men were dropped off on the east coast by submarines, with the intention of meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 4 to begin their campaign. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAdditional music:New Horizon -

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OM Backroads Episode 41 (Rebroadcast): The...

Ohio Mysteries ·

2025/06/15

Welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries, Backroads! Today we take a look back at the Lorain/Sandusky tornado of 1924. On January 28, 1924, a wickedly devastating tornado struck the lake front cities of Sandusky and Lorain, Ohio. 88 people would ultimately lose their lives by this powerful storm. The storm would forever alter the city and change the lives of countless families. Check out our Facebook page!:

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Ep 312: Roy Rogers: The King of Cowboys

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2025/06/08

Leonard Franklin Slye was born to humble beginnings in Cincinnati in 1911. Nothing suggested the person he would become - a music, film, TV and radio star who took the world by storm as Roy Rogers.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohioLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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OM Backroads Ep:79. The Cedar Point Museum: Our...

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2025/06/05

In this episode Dan speaks with David Kaman, the Executive Director of the downtown Sandusky, Ohio Cedar Point Historical Museum, Candy Frankowski, the Curator of the Museum and historian and author, Ken Miller, about the Cedar Point Museum which recently opened in downtown Sandusky. While not directly affiliated with Cedar Point or Six Flags, the museum honors the memory and history of the this historic amusement park. With thousands of park artifacts, this museum is driven by this group of

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Episode Rewind-The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire

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2025/06/02

In 1977, a fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Ky. killed 165 people. More than half were from Ohio. In the past decade, two new books on the subject argue that the cause wasn't an accident, but arson set by the Cleveland mafia against a business owner who wouldn't sell to them.⁠www.ohiomysteries.com⁠ ⁠feedback@ohiomysteries.com⁠ ⁠www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries⁠ ⁠www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio⁠ ⁠www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries⁠ Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher-

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OM Backroads Ep:78. Our interview with Don Hilton,...

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2025/05/29

In this episode Dan and Doug interview Don Hilton who is the author of 12 books (and counting) detailing crime, history and mystery in Lorain County, Ohio and also Crawford County, PA. As well, Don has written fascinating works of fiction too. Tune in and listen to his fascinating research, stories and tales he has learned along the way. Don's website can be found at: https://www.dhiltonbooks.net We also discuss Daniel Brady's excellent history blog at: https://danielebrady.blogspot.com Check

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Ep 311: Two Mabels; one body

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2025/05/26

In 2003, a badly decomposed body was discovered near a West Carrollton dam of the Great Miami River, in Montgomery County. When word got out that it was an elderly black woman, there were two Dayton-area families who anxiously awaited for the coroner to make an announcement. Was it Maebell Dawson, or Mabel Moore - both older black women who had vanished from their homes in the previous two years. One family would have closure; the other would

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OM Backroads Ep:77 The mysterious disappearance of...

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2025/05/22

In this episode Dan and Doug discuss the mysterious case of Jim Hysong Jr. He piloted a plane, taking off from Toledo, OH and was never seen from again. Despite rumors of a crash into Lake Michigan, other stories began to appear of the plane being spotted years later. Nobody really knows what happened and the mystery continues to this day. We also discuss the mystery "ghost car" of highway 56 near Hocking hills. Some report seeing this mystery sedan to this day. Finally we examine the life and

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Ep 310: The Lazarus Lizard, Kent's Black Squirrels,...

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2025/05/19

People visiting Cincinnati are usually stunned to find the city has a thriving lizard population - thanks to a little boy who released some reptiles smuggled from Italy. And new students to Kent State University are often thrilled to see a black squirrel for the first time, a species introduced to the campus in the 1950s. But not all newish residents of Ohio are welcomed. Just ask the folks in the south and southeast where a feral type of boar that crossed into the state 40 years ago is proving to

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OM Backroads Ep:76 Author Neil Sater discusses the...

Ohio Mysteries ·

2025/05/15

In this episode we are joined by author Neil Sater, an author of historical fiction. His most recent book is a mystery involving the Gnaddenhutten Massacre: the killing of 96 pacifist Moravian pacifist Native Americans (primarily Lenape and Mohican) by US Militiamen on March 8, 1782, at the Moravian missionary village during the Revolutionary War. Neil provide's fascinating insight into this tragic event and its consequences while striving to maintain authenticity and cultural respect. His

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Rewind UNRESOLVED Ep. 11. Part 1&2: Tommy Sumerix and...

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2025/05/11

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Unresolved Ep. 23 - Carol Zastudil

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2025/05/08

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Ep 309 - The Handcart Pioneer tragedyI

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2025/05/05

n 1856, nearly 1000 Mormons recently immigrated from Europe set out for Salt Lake City to join the growing congregation there. Ohionative Levi Savage warned them it was too late in the year to travel through the snow-covered mountain passage - especially since the pioneers were walking the distance, pulling handcarts behind them. When church elders pressed forward, Levi agreed to go and help them, even knowing tragedy

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