Ohio Mysteries

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Ep. 100 - 2nd Anniversary Special: Updates Sep 07, 2020

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Ohio Mysteries celebrates its second anniversary. Updates on episodes that made news in 2020; listener questions answered; a year in review. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Get Out, by Honey Brother. https://www.facebook.com/honeybrotherband Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch, https://hypeddit.com-Declan Dp Wanderlust

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10-Minute Mystery: The War of 1812 boatyard Sep 03, 2020

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When the War of 1812 broke out, a young America had to prove it could defend its borders, this time from a British incursion across Lake Erie. Military documents say a shipyard was built in Akron, Ohio to make Army transport boats for the fight ahead. Witnesses remembered it a century later, but where exactly was it? 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. 99 - What happened to Erica Baker? Aug 31, 2020

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It took five years to identify one of the people who was with 9-year-old Erica Baker at the moment she took her last breath. But without a body, police only have only that witnesses' word about what happened - and the fact that he won't reveal the body's location suggests he might not be telling the whole story. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: More Than You Believe You Are, by Michael McFarland. http://michaelmcfarlandmusic.com Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Lori Ann Hill Aug 27, 2020

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In 1985, 14-year-old Swanton, Ohio youth Lori Ann Hill got into a fight with her boyfriend at a Halloween party and walked away. She didn't make it home. Her nude and tortured body was found a few days later. More than two decades later, a trial against a former boyfriend ended up in a hung jury. And new revelations about a serial killer who lived in her neighborhood may be offering up yet another theory. 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. 98 - Where is Brian Shaffer? Aug 24, 2020

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In 2006, Ohio State University medical student Brian Shaffer vanished into thin air. A grainy image captured on a camera at the Ugly Tuna Saloona bar showed him standing outside the bar chatting with a couple of women, then turning as if to return to the bar. He was never seen again, despite no camera capturing him ever leaving that bar. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Hard Road Comin' by Mark Zonakis. https://www.facebook.com/mark.dzonakis Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Sojourner Truth Aug 20, 2020

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In 1851, at the second National Woman's Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio, a runaway slave named Sojourner Truth used her compelling life as an argument in favor of gender equality. Her speech electrified the crowd and her catch phrase "Ain't I a woman?" became a battle cry for feminists. But did Truth really say the words for which she is most famous? 20th-century historians launched an effort to find out. 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. 97 - The Cave: An Underground Railroad story Aug 17, 2020

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In 1892, a man named John wrote a three-part series for the local Middletown, Ohio newspaper detailing two tragic events that led to at least 25 deaths in a cave leaking, presumably, natural gas. One event involved 21 escaping slaves, the other involved four geologists who went in but never came out. His tale led to a century of spelunkers trying to find the cave, but others have wondered if his prose was purely fiction. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Music in my Mind, by Third Class. http://www.thirdclass.net Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Elisha Gray and the telephone Aug 13, 2020

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In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the patent for the telephone. But historical evidence suggests the design Bell used was actually the invention of Barnesville, Ohio inventor Elisha Gray - who, by the way, also beat Bell to the US Patent Office by two hours. Was the patent examiner bribed to award the patent to Bell instead of Gray? For the next century, historians would debate who deserved to be the answer to the trivia question of "Who invented the telephone?" 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. 95 - What sunk the GP Griffith? Aug 02, 2020

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In 1850, the passenger ship GP Griffith set sail with its new owner and more than 300 travelers hoping to start their new lives in America's growing midwest. But the three-day journey from Buffalo to Toledo stopped short of Cleveland when a fire of unknown origin burned the ship to the waterline, killing almost everyone. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Can't Move Fast Enough, by TJ George. http://www.tjgeorge.com Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch

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10-Minute Mystery: Janice and Brandon Beidleman Jul 30, 2020

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In 1981, young mom Janice Beidleman and her 18-month old son Brandon were on their way home after visiting relatives when they disappeared. That night, residents in a Columbus subdivision heard a woman's screams and a baby crying. Janice and Brandon were found dead the next day, but their killers have never been caught. 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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