Ohio Mysteries
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 https://www.youtube.com/c/RossBugden https://soundcloud.com/andrei-burcea-20972653 The Great Unknown by Audionautix http://audionautix.com Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/the-great-unknown Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xUi9yHcMOLg
Episodes
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
In this episode, we sit down with Ken Miller, author and longtime Cedar Point historian, to explore the stories behind one of America’s most iconic amusement parks. Ken discusses his book, Cedar Point, Rolling Through the Year, a detailed anthology and chronology that captures the park’s evolution from its early days to its rise as America’s Roller Coast.
Through...
Mark as Played
January 18, 2026 • 12 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
George Remus was a lawyer who knew the law better than anyone—and used it to become one of the most powerful criminals in American history.
During Prohibition, Remus exploited legal loopholes to build a multimillion-dollar bootlegging empire, earning the title “The King of the Bootleggers.” But behind the lavish parties, hidden distilleries, and untouchable image...
Mark as Played
January 18, 2026 • 22 mins
When Alfred Southwick invented the electric chair in Buffalo NY, Ohio's favorite son, Thomas Edison, was eager to design the procedure for using it but with nefarious motivation. He was in the middle of a fight to see whether his DC current would win public favor over his competitor's AC current. Edison designed the chair to use AC so he could connect AC to death and danger in the public mind. What happened next was horrifying.
Co...
Mark as Played
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
Bridges are meant to connect places—but sometimes, they connect us to tragedy, mystery, and unanswered questions.
In this episode, we explore three bridges with notorious pasts, each carrying its own legacy making them stand out among the many Ohio bridges.
We begin in Fremont, Ohio, at the Tindall Bridge, a quiet river crossing tied to violent deaths, local leg...
Mark as Played
December 28, 2025 • 29 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
On a cold winter night in December 1876, a passenger train thundered across the Ashtabula River in northeastern Ohio—never reaching the other side. In an instant, the bridge collapsed, sending railcars plunging into the icy ravine below. Fire erupted, screams echoed through the darkness, and one of the deadliest train disasters in American history unfolded.
In thi...
Mark as Played
December 17, 2025 • 26 mins
An Ohio Mysteries/Akron Beacon Journal crossover In 1978, Akron school teacher Leslie Ann Barker attended a matchmaking event at the popular Reds discotheque in Akron, Ohio. But three hours after leaving the bar, she was found in her burning car, a few blocks from home. Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beacon Journal: http://www.beaconjournal.com Jaun Sanchez- luzdeluna
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Mark as Played
December 15, 2025 • 15 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
In the quiet heart of Richland County, something vicious once stalked the streets. Ohio Mad Dog Killers dives deep into one of Mansfield’s most disturbing true-crime chapters—an era marked by fear, violence, and a nickname that still sends chills through Ohio history.
Correspondence, recipies, questions, complaints and overall feedback about what hot dogs are ma...
Mark as Played
December 7, 2025 • 37 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
Founded in 1898 on 240 acres of farmland donated to the state, Massillon State Hospital opened its doors under the name Eastern Ohio Mental Asylum. Its first patients came from 21 Ohio counties.
At its peak in the 1950s, the hospital housed more than 3,100 patients and employed roughly 365 staff — part of what many regarded as one of “the most beautiful institutio...
Mark as Played
November 30, 2025 • 49 mins
Jane Vangilder was a mother of five and wife of an abusive husband when she walked away from her West Virginia home in 1945 and wound up at a wartime factory in Plymouth, Ohio. A few months later, mail from her children bounced back undeliverable, starting a 75-year-old search for the missing woman. Thanks to a police officer from Shelby, Ohio, there is renewed interest in finding an answer. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomy...
Mark as Played
November 24, 2025 • 14 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
On November 23, 1963—while the nation was consumed by news of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination—a devastating fire quietly swept through the Golden Age Nursing Home in Fitchville, Ohio. In a matter of minutes, 63 residents, many unable to walk or call for help, lost their lives in one of the deadliest nursing home fires in U.S. history.
In this episode, we ...
Mark as Played
November 24, 2025 • 9 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
In todays special BONUS episode we explore Ohio's historic Thanksgiving traditions. From pioneers to today these traditions have become part of our lives and passed down from one generation to the next.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Check out our Facebook page!: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558042082494¬if_id=1717202186351620¬if_t=page_u...
Mark as Played
November 10, 2025 • 16 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
In this chilling true-crime episode, we unravel the disturbing story of Matthew Hoffman, the Ohio man whose obsession with trees and leaves hid a far darker secret. When three people vanished from the small town of Mount Vernon in 2010, investigators stumbled upon a nightmarish scene inside Hoffman’s home — walls lined with leaves, strange journals, and a lone survi...
Mark as Played
October 23, 2025 • 21 mins
In 1977, Musa Al Barr was hired by the city of Akron to recruit minority candidates to safety fore positions. But his promising career in the civic arena came to an end when someone crawled through his basement window, lured him into the dark cellar, and shot him to death. Was his murder connected to his job? Or troubles in his personal life?
A collaboration between Ohio Mysteries and Akron Beacon Journal.
Learn more about your ad...
Mark as Played
October 20, 2025 • 26 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we explore 3 ghostly Ohio tales. The first is the story of the murder of Billy Fee along the Ohio River whose ghost reportedly still haunts the area where he was murdered still seeking revenge
The next story is that of Gretchen's lock. A young girl who reportedly passed away in her fathers care and whose body was interred inside the lock her fa...
Mark as Played
October 13, 2025 • 33 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by our special guest, Maria, as we discuss the iconic tuberculosis hospital Molly Stark of Louisville, Ohio.
In this episode we uncover the fascinating, eerie and often forgotten history of the Molly Stark hospital of Louisville, Ohio. Once a season of hope for patients suffering from tuberculosis and later an elderly care facility...
Mark as Played
October 5, 2025 • 23 mins
A pair of Columbus mysteriesIn this episode, we recall two of Columbus' most stubborn mysteries. The 2019 case of Tyler Davis, who vanished after walking away from his hotel in Columbus after celebrating his wife's birthday. And the 1989 murder of Yvonne Norris, who was murdered by an intruder who set fire to her home in an attempt to destroy the crime scene.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteri...
Mark as Played
October 1, 2025 • 26 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode author Wendy Koile joins Doug and Dan as they discuss the Cholera Cemetery of Sandusky, Ohio. In 1849, a brutal and vicious cholera epidemic swept through the nation and the growing town of Sandusky was greatly impacted. Over half the town fled in terror and the brave souls that remained were left to deal with the horrors that came with the epide...
Mark as Played
September 21, 2025 • 19 mins
In this episode, we share two mysteries in Lorain County. The 1991 murder of 17-yer-old Angela Ayala in her own Sheffield Lake Bedroom. And the 2010 disappearance of Darla Kustra, who vanished with the exception of her severed foot.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played
September 14, 2025 • 21 mins
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we explore the strange disappearance of Wade Tackett, a 17 year old from Hillsboro, Ohio who ventured out to Alaska to work for the summer. Wade and a friend decided to take a trip in a small boat and only the friend would return. What happened next is a crazy story of Alaska legends, politicians, psychics, presidents, Oprah Winfrey and more.
Jo...
Mark as Played
September 7, 2025 • 41 mins
1989, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was in her home in the comfortable Cleveland suburb of Bay Village when the phone rang. A man introduced himself as her mother's co-worker, and asked for her help in picking out a gift to celebrate her mother's promotion. Amy agreed. Friends who walked her to the shopping center on the appointed day were the last to see her alive as she calmly walked away with the stranger. Her body would be found t...
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
It’s the history of business. How did Hitler’s favorite car become synonymous with hippies? What got Thomas Edison tangled up with the electric chair? Did someone murder the guy who invented the movies? Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith examine the surprising stories of businesses big and small and find out what you can learn from those who founded them.
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.