Ohio Mysteries

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10-Minute Mystery: The Golden Age Nursing Home fire May 04, 2023

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In Nov. 22 1963, Ohioans went to bed mourning the assassination of President John F Kennedy, and woke to the news of a different kind of disaster. Overnight, a fire at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Huron County had claimed the lives of 63 residents. The fire would have been national news any other day, but although it was overshadowed by Kennedy's death, it made an impact on federal safety requirements.

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Ep. 225 - How did Lt. Col. George Custer really die? May 01, 2023

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In 1876, Ohio native Lt. Col. George Custer led the 7th Cavalry into a battle with the Cheyenne at the Battle of the Little Bighorn - and died alongside every soldier of the five companies that he commanded. But questions remain about "Custer's Last Stand," including more than a dozen eye-witness reports who said Custer and a great many of his men actually killed themselves after realizing how badly they were outnumbered.

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10-Minute Mystery: Akron's stone-throwing ghost Apr 27, 2023

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In 1919, William Clemens, nephew of celebrated author Mark Twain, wrote about one of the most "mysterious, uncanny and problematic" cases he'd ever witnesses. He then proceeded to relate the tale of his visit to Akron, and his experience with a local family haunted by a ghost who had been throwing stones at them.

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Rewind: The I-70 Strangler (Ep 30) Apr 24, 2023

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In July of 1996, Herb Baumeister drove to a park outside Toronto, wrote a suicide note, then killed himself. In his final communication, the millionaire Indianapolis businessman penned pages about his failed thrift store chain and angst over his marriage. But he didn't say a thing about what authorities really wanted to know: Why were there skeletal remains of 11 men in his backyard, and what did he know about six men whose bodies were dumped in western Ohio.

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10-Minute Mystery: The Great Hopewell Road Apr 20, 2023

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Did the prehistoric culture known as the Hopewell build a 60-mile long prehistoric highway between two of southern Ohio's major cultural centers? Though weather and development destroyed the road long ago, technology - and old notes from 19th century explorers - suggest such a colossal monument did indeed exist.

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Ep. 224 - HH Holmes in the Queen City Apr 17, 2023

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HH Holmes would become one of America's most notorious serial killers, but when he was arrested in Philadelphia in 1895, it was only for insurance fraud. Fidelity Mutual accused him of faking the death of his partner in order to collect on a $10k policy. But then detectives began to think maybe Holmes had killed his partner. And if he had, what had become of the partner's missing three children? A Pinkerton detective set out to search for them, beginning in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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10-Minute Mystery: Fizzleville Apr 13, 2023

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For more than 50 years, folks in eastern Brown County tried to get recognition that they lived in the imaginary hamlet of Fizzleville. Though you won't find Fizzleville on any map, they managed to organize a popular annual festival, sold bumper stickers and promoted the name even in their obituaries.

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Ep. 223 - The murder of Amish farmer Paul Coblentz Apr 10, 2023

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In 1957, a pair of young, heavily intoxicated felons invaded the home of Paul Coblentz, a 25-year-old Holmes County farmer, and terrorized him, his wife and their baby before shooting Paul in the head. But after the shooter was convicted and assigned a date with the executioner, the victim's family and greater Holmes County Amish launched a campaign to save his life.

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10-Minute Mystery: Cory Barron Apr 06, 2023

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In 2014, Cory Barron left his seat at Progressive Field in Downtown Cleveland during a Jason Aldean country concert - and disappeared. His body was found a few days later in a garbage truck that had collected trash from the stadium - trash that had been put down a five-story chute with a compactor. Last year for the first time, authorities agreed with Cory's family that he was more likely a victim of murder than some kind of bizarre accident.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com
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Ep. 222 - Crazy or misunderstood? The life of Tina Resch Apr 03, 2023

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Tina Resch got her first 15 minutes of fame as a teenager in Columbus when national news media showed up to report her account of a pesky poltergeist wreaking havoc in her home. The next time reporters caught up with her, she was a 22-year-old in jail, accused of playing a role in the violent death of her 3-year-old daughter, Amber. Some say she was a fraud and a killer. Others insist she was an innocent woman, a victim of public opinion and abusive echoes from her past.

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