Ohio Mysteries

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10-Minute Mystery: Charlotte Rexroad Nov 19, 2020

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In 1970, Charlotte Rexroad was a mother of four struggling to raise her family in a dilapidated hotel room in downtown Canton. She left with her boyfriend one night to wash clothes, and never returned. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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Ep. 110 - The missing crew of Ghost Blimp Nov 16, 2020

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In the 1942, in an Akron-built Goodyear blimp delivered to the Navy after the start of WWII, a two-man crew set out over the Pacific from San Francisco for a short four-hour patrol in search of Japanese subs. The blimp returned. The crew did not. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Get That Tree Up On The Roof, by Lisa Gain & the Rusty Silos. Find more at: https://www.facebook.com/rustysilos Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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Ep. 109 - The Donner Party, Part 2 Nov 09, 2020

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Continuing our story of the 1846 wagon train that met a tragic fate after attempting a shortcut on their way from the midwest to California. In this episode, meet two more Ohioans on this journey: A man portrayed as the Donner Party's biggest cannibal, and the companion he abandoned to a lonely death.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio

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Ep. 109 - The Donner Party, Part 1 Nov 05, 2020

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In 1846, a wagon train of nearly 90 people headed from the midwest to California took a newly advertised cutoff that doomed them to a tragic fate. In this first part, we explore the role of two Ohioans in this event: The man who promoted that ill-fated shortcut, and a traveler murdered along the way. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix by The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher by Daniel Birch

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Ep. 108 - Charlie Root and the Babe Ruth controversy Nov 02, 2020

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In the 1932 World Series, legendary slugger Babe Ruth reportedly pointed at the bleachers and predicted the homerun he hit a moment later. Or did he? Decades of debate have followed, and one man who says he most certainly did not point at the bleachers was the man who threw that pitch: Ohio's Charlie Root. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Summer Love, by Theo's Loose Hinges. https://www.theosloosehinges.com Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Denise Chance Oct 29, 2020

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In the early morning hours of a winter night in 1985, 18-year-old Denise Chance said goodnight to the woman she shared a Springfield, Ohio house with and went to bed. Within an hour, she had vanished from the house, leaving two doors wide open behind her. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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Ep. 107 - The Mothman Oct 26, 2020

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In 1966, people in the Ohio River communities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio saw a strange flying creature they couldn't identify. When the bridge connecting the two towns crashed into the river and killed 46 people, some wondered if the creature was connected. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Bad Advice, by tOd and the Bad Ideas. https://www.todandthebadideas.com Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Katelyn Markham Oct 22, 2020

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In August of 2011, Katelyn Markham vanished from her home in Fairfield, Ohio. The Art Institute of Cincinnati student was two days from her 22nd birthday and three weeks from graduating when she failed to respond to texts and phone calls from her fiance. It took nearly two years to find her remains in an Indiana dumping ground. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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Ep. 106 - What lies beneath Cincinnati's Music Hall Oct 19, 2020

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Cincinnati's Music Hall was built over a pauper's cemetery, with victims from a ship explosion, a cholera epidemic, an insane asylum and a military hospital. Modern renovations continue to unearth new skeletons. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Out on the Water, by The Katawicks. https://www.facebook.com/thekatawicks Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Tiffany Papesh Oct 15, 2020

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In the summer of 1980, 8-year-old Tiffany Papesh walked to a store half a block away to pick up hamburger buns for a camping trip. She was never seen again. Although a man was later convicted based on only his recanted confession, her body has never been found, and some investigators question whether they got the right man. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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