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

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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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Ep 313: The saboteurs: Operation Pastorius

June 15, 2025 • 25 mins

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/myste...

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OM Backroads Episode 41 (Rebroadcast): The devestating Lorain/Sandusky Tornado of 1924

June 15, 2025 • 27 mins

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!: ⁠https://www.facebo...

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Ep 312: Roy Rogers: The King of Cowboys

June 8, 2025 • 25 mins

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/mysteriesohio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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OM Backroads Ep:79. The Cedar Point Museum: Our conversation with David Kaman, Candy Frankowski and Ken Miller about the Cedar Point Museum

June 4, 2025 • 53 mins

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 thou...

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Episode Rewind-The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire

June 1, 2025 • 31 mins

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...

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OM Backroads Ep:78. Our interview with Don Hilton, the author of "Murders, Mystery and History of Lorain County, 1824-1956"

May 28, 2025 • 60 mins

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 e...

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Ep 311: Two Mabels; one body

May 25, 2025 • 20 mins

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 ...

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OM Backroads Ep:77 The mysterious disappearance of pilot Jim Hysong Jr., the phantom car of Route 56 and Medal of Honor winner Lewis Shephard.

May 21, 2025 • 34 mins

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 seei...

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Ep 310: The Lazarus Lizard, Kent's Black Squirrels, and the feral swine

May 18, 2025 • 20 mins

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 ...

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OM Backroads Ep:76 Author Neil Sater discusses the Gnadenhutten Massacre

May 14, 2025 • 28 mins

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 whi...

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

May 11, 2025 • 43 mins

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Unresolved Ep. 23 - Carol Zastudil

May 7, 2025 • 24 mins

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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

Ep 313: The saboteurs: Operation Pastorius

OM Backroads Episode 41 (Rebroadcast): The devestating Lorain/Sandusky Tornado of 1924

Ep 312: Roy Rogers: The King of Cowboys

OM Backroads Ep:79. The Cedar Point Museum: Our conversation with David Kaman, Candy Frankowski and Ken Miller about the Cedar Point Museum

Episode Rewind-The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire

OM Backroads Ep:78. Our interview with Don Hilton, the author of "Murders, Mystery and History of Lorain County, 1824-1956"

Ep 311: Two Mabels; one body

OM Backroads Ep:77 The mysterious disappearance of pilot Jim Hysong Jr., the phantom car of Route 56 and Medal of Honor winner Lewis Shephard.

Ep 310: The Lazarus Lizard, Kent's Black Squirrels, and the feral swine

OM Backroads Ep:76 Author Neil Sater discusses the Gnadenhutten Massacre

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

Unresolved Ep. 23 - Carol Zastudil

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