Ohio Mysteries

Each 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 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

OM Backroads: Ep. 88: Echoes in Time: The iconic Molly Stark Hospital of Louisville, Ohio

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...

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Ep 319: Davis and Norris

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...

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OM Backroads Ep:63. The Cholera Cemetery of Sandusky Ohio (rebroadcast)

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...

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Ep: 318: A pair of Lorain County mysteries

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

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OM Backroads Ep:87: Vanished in Alaska, the wild tale of Wade Tackett

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...

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Rewind: The search for Amy Mihaljevic's killer (Ep 28) with James Renner

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...

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OM Backroads Ep:15. The Men in Black visit Ohio Rewind

August 31, 2025 • 14 mins

We are all familiar with the Men in Black film franchise starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, but did you know that the Men in Black were a very real phenomenon often associated with Flying Saucers, especially in the 1960s and 1970s? Join Dan and Mike as they discuss the bizarre Men in Black case that was reported in Dayton, Ohio, in 1967. This case is officially the second-ever recorded incident of Men in Black in the United S...

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Ep 317: A tangled Toledo mystery

August 24, 2025 • 23 mins

In 1931, the Lucas County coroner ruled that 11-year-old Eddie Baginski accidentally drowned in a local creek. In 1934, a pivotal strike at the Electric Auto-Lite plant near downtown led to two deaths when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire. Two completely unrelated tragedies - until a local man tried to claim he was twice a murderer.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/myster...

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Ep 316: Barry Bremen, the Great Imposter, comes to Ohio

August 10, 2025 • 24 mins

Bremen was a Michigan insurance salesman who loved sneaking into professional sports events and pretending to be an athlete, official, and once even as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. Twice, he brought his antics to Ohio, posing as a golfer when Toledo hosted the US Open, and again as an NBA All-Star at a game held at the Richfield Coliseum in Summit County.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteriesw...

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OM Backroads Ep:85: Lake Erie Rum Runners versus the Coast Guard during Prohibition. Our interview with author RC Durkee

August 3, 2025 • 81 mins

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by author RC Durkee. She has written the acclaimed book, Rum Run, an entertaining dive into the wild tales of Rum Running on Lake Erie. RC talks about how Rum Running got started, the wild chases, stolen liquor, the enormous of money to be made. the Purple Gang's involvement and much more. It's a fascinating story and not to be miss...

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Episode Rewind: 140 - Mob Mentality: Mercer County, 1872

July 27, 2025 • 37 mins

In 1872, a mob broke into the Mercer County jail and whisked away three men suspected of raping and killing 13-year-old Mary Arabelle Secaur. Two of the suspects were lynched, the third was spared. But a couple of years later, one of the mob's leaders made a deathbed confession that he had killed little Mary and led the hanging of two innocent men. ⁠www.ohiomysteries.comEp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

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OM Backroads Ep:84. OuterMost Uncle. A fascinating Cold War deep dive into a mysterious disappearance half a world away

July 20, 2025 • 43 mins

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by photographer Marcy as she discusses her adventure to find out more about the mysterious disappearance of her uncle, Ohio native, William Scales, who was working for the government contractor, RCA, as a missile tracker in 1958. William and a friend went out on a boat scuba diving off of San Salvador Island and were never seen agai...

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UNRESOLVED Ep 24: Mel Wiley

July 16, 2025 • 26 mins

In July of 1985, Mel Wiley - the chief of police in Medina County's Hinckley Township - vanished and was never seen again. Forty years later, the leading theory is that he simply walked away from his life after staging a disappearance worthy of a detective novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep 315: Harry "Pete" Pierpont

July 13, 2025 • 24 mins

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 Gre...

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OM Backroads Ep:83. The Toledo Speedboat disaster of 1930 and the Ghost Ship of the Ohio River

July 6, 2025 • 56 mins

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 onboa...

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July 4, 2025 • 1 min

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OM Backroads Ep:82. Murder Ridge Ohio

July 3, 2025 • 31 mins

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 t...

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Ep 314: Louis Sockalexis: The inspiration for the Cleveland "Indians"

June 29, 2025 • 20 mins

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 m...

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OM Backroads Ep:81. 3 Ohio Roadside Attractions: Leatherlips Monument, Castalia Blue Hole and Strinkers Grove Amusement Park

June 26, 2025 • 17 mins

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, ev...

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OM Backroads Ep:80. The Mysterious disappearance of Mary Grimes Wallace of Xenia, Ohio

June 18, 2025 • 14 mins

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 exper...

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Ep 319: Davis and Norris

OM Backroads Ep:63. The Cholera Cemetery of Sandusky Ohio (rebroadcast)

Ep: 318: A pair of Lorain County mysteries

OM Backroads Ep:87: Vanished in Alaska, the wild tale of Wade Tackett

Rewind: The search for Amy Mihaljevic's killer (Ep 28) with James Renner

OM Backroads Ep:15. The Men in Black visit Ohio Rewind

Ep 317: A tangled Toledo mystery

Ep 316: Barry Bremen, the Great Imposter, comes to Ohio

OM Backroads Ep:85: Lake Erie Rum Runners versus the Coast Guard during Prohibition. Our interview with author RC Durkee

Episode Rewind: 140 - Mob Mentality: Mercer County, 1872

OM Backroads Ep:84. OuterMost Uncle. A fascinating Cold War deep dive into a mysterious disappearance half a world away

UNRESOLVED Ep 24: Mel Wiley

Ep 315: Harry "Pete" Pierpont

OM Backroads Ep:83. The Toledo Speedboat disaster of 1930 and the Ghost Ship of the Ohio River

Special Announcement from Ohio Mysteries

OM Backroads Ep:82. Murder Ridge Ohio

Ep 314: Louis Sockalexis: The inspiration for the Cleveland "Indians"

OM Backroads Ep:81. 3 Ohio Roadside Attractions: Leatherlips Monument, Castalia Blue Hole and Strinkers Grove Amusement Park

OM Backroads Ep:80. The Mysterious disappearance of Mary Grimes Wallace of Xenia, Ohio

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OM Backroads: Ep. 88: Echoes in Time: The iconic Molly Stark Hospital of Louisville, Ohio

Ep 319: Davis and Norris