Ohio Mysteries

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10-Minute Mystery: Robin Durrer Apr 07, 2022

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In 1981, Robin Durrer - a 19-year-old woman with developmental disabilities - left her home in the Franklin County village of Lockbourne to ride her 10-speed to a local store. She never made it back. She was sexually assaulted and beaten to death in a wooded area 300 yards from her house.

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10-Minute Mystery: Four fatal robberies Apr 04, 2022

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We look at four robberies that ended in murder - cold cases where modern day detectives have recently asked for help. Windom Durham, 1962, Oberlin, Lorain County. Donald Grogan, 1973, Toledo, Lucas County. Roger Parent Jr., 1973, St. Mary's, Auglaize County. Justin Miller, 2007, Delaware, Franklin County.

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UNRESOLVED Ep. 9: JoAnn Bartholomew Mar 30, 2022

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In 1987, JoAnn Bartholomew - a wife, mother of two and businesswoman from Stow - failed to return home from evening church services. Her family spent three days searching for her, and found her body in a wooded area behind Chapel Hill Mall. Her husband, Charles Bartholomew, and Akron Detective Jim Pasheilich discuss the cold case.

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Ep. 175 - Youngstown and the rise of the Warner Bros. Mar 28, 2022

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At the dawn of the 20th century, the nine Warner siblings were growing up in one of the most thriving-yet-dangerous neighborhoods in the Midwest industrial belt. Four of the brothers tried to break out of poverty through a variety of entrepreneurial businesses before they hit their stride as filmmakers. They would eventually move to Hollywood to establish their Warner Bros. Studio, but Youngstown is where it all started.

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10-Minute Mystery: The Cuyahoga River fire Mar 24, 2022

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In 1969, an oil slick on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire. It was extinguished in 20 minutes. Nobody even got a picture of it. It wasn't even the first fire. The river had flamed up at least 13 times before that. So why did this unremarkable blaze lead to such a remarkable aftermath?

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Ep. 174 - A Trio of Musical Mysteries Mar 21, 2022

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1.When Twinsburg police finally were able to identify remains of a man found 40 years ago, they discovered he was an early member of the O'Jays. 2) The story behind the legend of "The Scream" on the Ohio Players' hit Love Rollercoaster. 3) The murder/suicide of Roger and Larry Troutman, founders of the Dayton funk group Zapp, still have people asking "Why?"

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10-Minute Mystery: The hazing of Herbert B. Knowles Mar 17, 2022

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Did a brutal hazing in his freshman year at Akron High School shorten the life of a bright and promising young businessman? Herbert B. Knowles didn't live to see his company, Burt Manufacturing, grow and evolve over the next 130 years. He was dead at 23.

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Ep. 173 - The Ray Gricar disappearance Mar 14, 2022

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In 2005, Ray Gricar, the sitting district attorney for Pennsylvania's Centre County, vanished. Gricar was born in Cleveland, earned his law degree at Case Western Reserve, and cut his teeth in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office. Did he commit suicide like his older brother had in West Chester, Ohio? Was he killed by any of the enemies he'd made in his long career? Or did he walk away from his life?

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10-Minute Mystery: Utopia Mar 10, 2022

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In the 1800s, three different experimental societies tried to establish a unique community in Clermont County, along the Ohio River. They failed. A road sign still marks where "Utopia" was meant to be, and where the specters of doomed and angry settlers are said to roam.

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Ep. 172 - The truth about Annie Oakley Mar 07, 2022

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In the late 1800s, Annie Oakley - a young sharpshooter from Ohio's Darke County - arguably became the most famous woman in America, maybe even the world. She toured with the Buffalo Bill Wild West show and entertained royalty and heads of state. But decades later, her brother cried while watching a Broadway musical about her life because they got her story so wrong. Let's separate fact from fiction.

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