Ohio Mysteries

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Ep. 210 - Was John Demjanjuk "Ivan the Terrible?" Dec 12, 2022

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In 1977, the US Justice Department sought to revoke the citizenship of a Ukrainian immigrant they believed to be guilty of World War II war atrocities. For the next 35 years, John Demjanjuk, an auto factory worker from Seven Hills, endured deportation hearings in the US, murder trials in Israel and Germany, and was almost hanged. But there are still questions about whether he was the sadistic guard he was accused of being.

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10-Minute Mystery: The Burning Tree Mastodon Dec 08, 2022

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In 1986, the most complete mastodon skeleton in the world was found in Ohio's Licking County. Researchers found more surprises than they expected: Butcher marks that hinted at how ice age hunters survived, and 13,000-year-old gut bacteria that was still alive and for a time hailed as the longest-living organism on the planet.
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Ep. 209 - The mind and mysticism of Edgar Cayce Dec 05, 2022

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Kentucky-born Edgar Cayce dazzled generations with what appeared to be a unique talent for diagnosing illnesses and offering treatments, all while in a trance and with no medical training. During the two years he lived in Dayton, Ohio, he used his "gift" to explore the idea of reincarnation. His clairvoyant talents have modern historians calling him the founder of the New Age movement.

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10-Minute Mystery: Black Widow Betty Johnson Dec 01, 2022

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Betty Johnson from Ironton, Ohio had five husbands and an adult son die, most of them from gunshot. After North Carolina authorities charged her with trying to hire a hitman to take out husband No. 4, authorities in Ohio, Florida and Georgia began to wonder if they overlooked something.
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Ep. 208 - Garrett Morgan, the "Black Edison" Nov 28, 2022

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Garrett Morgan's descendants hope a DNA test will prove what the family has believed for more than a century - that the inventor is the grandson of Confederate Col. John Morgan, of the Civil War's "Morgan Raiders." But even without that distinction, Garrett earned his place in history for designing the three-light traffic signal, and a gas mask he used to rescue men trapped in a Cleveland tunnel.

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UNRESOLVED Ep 13: Sam Hughes Nov 23, 2022

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In 2006, Sam Hughes was found beaten to death in his home in Akron's North Hill neighborhood. Hughes was a small-time drug dealer who mostly sold marijuana to friends, but his new addiction to cocaine might have let new and dangerous people into his life. He left behind family and friends who had been trying to help Sam get his life back in order.

Our UNRESOLVED series is in partnership with the Akron Beacon Journal. Stories on this case are also available at beaconjournal.com.

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10-Minute Mystery: Ohio River's John and Jane Does Nov 21, 2022

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We take a look at six cases from NamUs, the national database of unidentified remains and missing persons, that come from the shoreline of the Ohio River. They include a car discovered that likely belongs to an Ohio murder victim, a Kentucky man missing from a damaged boat that was drifting in circles, and a partial skeleton buried in the muck at the river's edge.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great UnknownThe Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Lake Erie's John and Jane Does Nov 17, 2022

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Four mysteries on NamUs, the national database of unidentified remains and missing persons, come from the shoreline of Lake Erie. Two of the cases - a man found in 2014 by a downtown Cleveland break wall, and a woman in a disco dress who washed ashore at the Cedar Point causeway in 1980 - are currently undergoing fresh DNA testing. The other two are a man found in Lucas County in 2005, and the case of a Lorain fisherman presumed to have drowned in 1983, though his body was never found.

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207 - What made New Portage a ghost town? Nov 14, 2022

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Summit County's "ancient metropolis" was New Portage, an early settlement that discovered one of the best possible crossroads in the state, and yet was abandoned twice by its population. The area later became the wildly successful factory town of Barberton, but what forces doomed its first two attempts at civilization?

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Rewind: The hazing of Stuart Pierson (Ep 57) Nov 10, 2022

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