Among the historical debates of Joseph Smith's 7-year residence in Ohio: What motivated a mob of men to pull Smith from his Portage County home and tar and feather him? And did Smith - who went on to have 40 wives - begin his polygamy with a serving girl in Kirtland? www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Start Some Mystery, by Lisa Biales. Find more at: https://www.lisabiales.com Additiona...
Feb 22, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 122
In 1993, Tricia Reitler, a freshman at Indiana Wesleyan University from Olmsted Falls, Ohio, disappeared while walking back to her dorm from a supermarket. Her bloody clothes turned up two days later, but she has never been seen again. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Feb 18, 2021•12 min
In 1989, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was in her home in the comfortable Cleveland suburb of Bay Village when the phone rang. A man introduced himself as her mother's co-worker, and asked for her help in picking out a gift to celebrate her mother's promotion. Amy agreed. Friends who walked her to the shopping center on the appointed day were the last to see her alive as she calmly walked away with the stranger. Her body would be found three months later. Special guest: Investigative journalist Jam...
Feb 15, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 122
In Auglaize County, a marker next to a span that crossed the old Miami and Erie Canal gives a brief account of a love triangle that resulted in three deaths. Tonight, we share the rest of the story that lent its name to the Bloody Bridge. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Feb 11, 2021•11 min
Thomas Edison's long list of inventions touched every layer of our lives - from the lightbulb and electric industry, to movies, TV and music. In many cases, he was motivated by his own profound deafness - a condition that medical experts still debate. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Anything, by Tyrone Hornbuckle. Find more at https://www.facebook.com/tyrone.hornbuckle Additional mus...
Feb 08, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 121
The unsolved murder of Nathan Axel and the growing reputation of the Youngstown neighborhood of "Sharonline" as a dumping ground for killers. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 04, 2021•12 min
In 1980, 15-year-old Mark DiStefano was found shot to death a half mile from his Lucas County home. Since his murder took place just four days before Toledo brothers Anthony and Nathaniel Cook began their serial-killing rampage, some wonder if Mark could have been another victim. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries xxxxx For more, see Brian Dugger reporting on WTOL 11, Toledo: https://www.wtol....
Feb 01, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 120
It has rained on the PGA's Memorial Golf Tournament in Dublin, Ohio in 23 of the last 30 years. Could Wyandot Chief Leatherlips be cursing the event? After all, the event takes place next to his final resting place, and the same weekend as his gruesome death in 1810. 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 Learn more about your...
Jan 28, 2021•15 min
In 1984, David Bocks disappeared during a routine shift at the Fernald, Ohio plant where uranium was processed for U.S. nuclear weapons. With some of his belongings later found in a vat of liquified sludge, his gruesome fate was all but certain. But did he commit suicide, or was he silenced for vocalizing safety concerns? www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Down by the Bonfire, by Jessic...
Jan 25, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 119
In 1982, someone beat 17-year-old Sharon Ward on the head, then slashed her wrists and left her in a Toledo-area cornfield, challenging her to save herself. Nearly 40 years later, Oregon Police have released a name and photos of a "person of interest" as they try to close in on her killer. 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 Birc...
Jan 21, 2021•15 min
The Warren Commission concluded Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone when he killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963. But New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison was convinced Cleveland native David Ferrie played a role, and Ferrie died two days after Garrison announced his investigation. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Scrapbook, by Guy Randall. https://guyrandallartist.com Additional ...
Jan 18, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Harriet Beecher Stowe spurred support for abolishing slavery when she published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1851. When she revealed her fictional characters were based on real ones, the hunt was on for Eliza, the heroine who escaped with her baby by running over chunks of ice floating on the Ohio River. Did that really happen? www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown ...
Jan 14, 2021•18 min
In 1966, 20-year-old Anita Taylor was found raped and stomped to death in the bedroom of her Springfield home, with her 18-month baby beaten and left in his crib. Now Ohio's new BCI Cold Case Unit is taking another look. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Aaron Taylor's website on his mom: taylorcase.com Music: Stronger Than Yesterday, by Molly Morgan. Find more at https://www.facebook.com/mol...
Jan 11, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 117
In 1851, a 24-year-old woman passing through Dayton died and was buried beneath a tombstone identified only as "The Stranger." Stories were handed out down through the years about the circumstances of her death. but no one can be sure. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Jan 07, 2021•13 min
Jerrie Mock was a Columbus housewife and mother who also happened to have a pilot's license, and when she expressed boredom and her husband joked she should fly around the world, she took him up on it. She didn't know she would be the first to achieve what Amelia Earhart could not. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Super Funk Deluxe, by Summer School. Find more at https://summerschoolband...
Jan 04, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 116
In 1936, authorities descended on the Akron, Ohiohome where an aunt and uncle were raising 4-year-old Bobby Dolfen, the spitting image of the kidnapped baby of aviator Charles Lindbergh. While they would rule out Bobby was Charlie Jr., coincidences kept Dolfen wondering for the next 60 years. 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 B...
Dec 31, 2020•23 min
On Dec. 27, 1974, Youngstown aspiring actress Joanne Coughlin left work and headed for a health spa with plans to then meet her boyfriend for a movie. But her boyfriend fell asleep waiting for her because she never made it. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Set Me Free, by Meghan Rachelle. Find more at https://www.meghanrachelle.com. Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, an...
Dec 28, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 115
On Christmas Eve in 1933, a stranger walked through the streets of Willoughby, Ohio - a young woman dressed head to toe in blue, with 90 cents in her purse and hopes of getting home to Pennsylvania by Christmas. No one understood her intent as she sprinted for an approaching train, running into its side and glancing off with a fatally cracked skull. The town would bury the unidentified girl in a grave marked "The Girl in Blue," and although research would give her a name 60 years later, it will ...
Dec 24, 2020•18 min
A three-part series by Ohio Mysteries and the Akron Beacon Journal that explores exhumations and the four times it was used in Summit County criminal cases over the past 12 years. In this episode, the two cases where exhumations failed to advance a case: Marion Brubaker and Linda Komar. www.ohiomysteries.com www.beaconjournal.comRoss Burgdenhttps://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden)-Last Dawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOkLuDAP6E&list=PL...
Dec 18, 2020•43 min
A three-part series by Ohio Mysteries and the Akron Beacon Journal that explores exhumations and the four times it was used in Summit County criminal cases over the past 12 years. In this episode, the two cases where exhumations solved a mystery: Margaret Purk and Linda Pagano. www.ohiomysteries.com www.beaconjournal.comRoss Burgdenhttps://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden)-Last Dawnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOkLuDAP6E&list=PL44UysF4ZQ2...
Dec 17, 2020•44 min
A three-part series by Ohio Mysteries and the Akron Beacon Journal that explores exhumations and the four times it was used in Summit County criminal cases over the past 12 years. In this episode, Exhumations 101 - a look at the process, the science, the surprises, the possibilities. www.ohiomysteries.com www.beaconjournal.comRoss Burgdenhttps://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden)-Last Dawnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOkLuDAP6E&list=PL44Uys...
Dec 16, 2020•32 min
On Oct. 9, 1973, authorities in Wadsworth, Ohio were called to the Wadsworth Foundry for a gruesome discovery. One of the employees had been burned alive in a blast furnace. The story of Bennie Mostiller, and a conversation with former Rittman Police Chief-turned-author Mike Burg. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Have You Ever Seen The Rain, by Niimbus Cloud. Find more at: https://www...
Dec 14, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 114
10-Minute MyIn 1955, Gallia County grandma Emma Gatewood told her children she was going for a walk. The walk lasted 5 months, and made her the first woman to hike the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail. The mystery of why may be buried in a violent past. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Dec 10, 2020•27 min
Does a woman buried in a Hamilton County, Ohio grave haunt the iconic Hollywood sign? And are the original streets in Hollywood named for people and places in Ohio? www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Speak Softly, Love, by Victor Samalot. Find more at: https://www.victorsamalot.com Additional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about yo...
Dec 07, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 113
In 1981, 20-year-old Cindy Anderson went to work at the Toledo, Ohio law office where she was a legal secretary. When co-workers arrived at the office, there were signs she had been there, but she was gone, with her locked car sitting in the parking lot. She was never seen again. 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 Learn mo...
Dec 03, 2020•15 min
In the summer of 2020, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation announced a new cold case squad, with an initial 11 cased on its primary target list. We revisit three of them: The all-but-forgotten murders of Carol Zastudil, Cheryl Thompson and Joanne Hebert. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Bucknut, by SOHi. Find more at https://www.facebook.com/SOHiband Music: Audionautix by The Gr...
Nov 30, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 112
In 1977, 8-year-old Arthur Noske was beaten to death by his mother's boyfriend, Dr. Stuart Kutler, who had failed at trying to burn his corpse. Kutler eventually agreed to a plea of manslaughter, but refused to tell authorities where the boy's remains were. 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 Learn more about your ad choice...
Nov 26, 2020•17 min
In 1975 and 1976, a rapist stalked the women of Akron's Highland Square neighborhood. This episode features an interview with one of the victims of that dark era. www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Glow, by Embers of Arson. Find more at https://www.facebook.com/embersofarsonoh Music: Audionautix by The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher by Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choice...
Nov 23, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 111
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2020•13 min
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/ru...
Nov 16, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 110
