A historical marker at Old Man's Cave in Hocking Hills State Park offers one theory on who the cave was named for. But a 1907 newspaper suggested a different origin, and a recent history book named yet a third. We lay out the legends and let you decide. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2022•17 min
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.comfeedback@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 mor...
Aug 08, 2022•22 min
10-Minute Mystery: Tammy Hill Fafard In 1995, Tammy Hill Fafard stormed out of her home in the Toledo suburb of Holland after a fight with her husband about her drug use. She never returned. Because her family was used to her disappearing for stretches of time, the 24-year-old mother of four wasn't reported missing for half a summer. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Learn more about your ad cho...
Aug 04, 2022•10 min
Ghosts of two 19th century girls haunt the streets in western Belmont Count. We explore the legend of Lady Bend Hill, a tale of two lovers that ended in tragedy. And the murder of Louiza Fox, a 13-year-old courted by a coal miner who killed her when she rejected his marriage proposal. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more...
Aug 01, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 192
Sylvia Cabalic, a 24-year-old nurse and expectant mother, was raped and killed in her Cincinnati apartment building in 1974. Stacey Colbert, a 23-year-old marketing assistant, was kidnapped from her Columbus apartment in 1998 and found dead six years later. In each case, neighbors admitted to hearing the women being attacked, but chose to do nothing. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix...
Jul 28, 2022•15 min
In 1916, raging currents on the Ohio River broadsided and sunk the Kanawha. With a passenger list lost, we can only guess that up to 20 people lost their lives, a few of whom have never been found. We share the survivor's accounts of what happened that dark and terrible night at the mouth of the Little Hocking River. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great ...
Jul 25, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 192
In October of 1969, one or more killers shot and stabbed a well-to-do Cincinnati couple and one of their mothers in their Mount Lookout neighborhood. Martin and Patricia Dumler were college sweethearts and doting parents of two children; Patricia's mom, Mary Wilson, was a loving grandma. Police say they don't even have a motive for the horrific crime. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionauti...
Jul 21, 2022•13 min
At the turn of the last century, Ohio-born Clarence Darrow rose to prominence as a criminal defense attorney, taking cases and making eloquent closing arguments that changed America. A look at his life, his cases, and his promise to send his ghost to a Chicago bridge if the afterlife made it possible. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Jul 18, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 190
10-Minute Mystery: Lina Reyes-Geddes In June of 2022, detectives in Ohio and Utah said they were closing the case of a woman who went missing from the Youngstown suburb of Austintown, and the case of a woman found dead along a western highway. The woman was one and the same - Lina Reyes-Geddes - and authorities say modern technology and a new collaborative culture worked together to identify her killer. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/my...
Jul 14, 2022•19 min
Our Mob Mentality series continues with this tale of the historic Licking County Jail, a Newark facility said to be haunted by a young deputized temperance keeper named Carl Etherington, who was lynched by an angry mob in 1910. But there are other notable inmates whose spirits may be walking these halls as well. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
Jul 11, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 189
In 1976, 14-year-old Lori Jean Lloyd disappeared while walking to a store from her Kettering, Ohio home. After her family thought they spotted her in a documentary about runaways, they became convinced she might still be alive. But in recent years, they are more confident she's a Jane Doe buried in an unmarked grave in Kentucky. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown Th...
Jul 07, 2022•17 min
In May of 1964, 11-months after 15-year-old Tommy Sumerix of Green and 12-year-old Ruth Guthrie of Tallmadge disappeared from their community streets, their remains were found in different counties. We explore never-before-publicized theories about what may have happened. Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beacon Journal: http://www.beaconjournal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 01, 2022•24 min
An Ohio Mysteries/Akron Beacon Journal crossoverIn 1963, 15-year-old Tommy Sumerix of Green and 12-year-old Ruth Guthrie of Tallmadge disappeared from their community streets within one week of each other. Widespread organized searches failed to turn up a shred of evidence as to what had happened. Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beacon Journal: http://www.beaconjournal.com (add music notes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2022•22 min
A myth started in Akron, Ohio led to Abner Doubleday getting credit for being baseball's inventor, and for the Baseball Hall of Fame being placed in Cooperstown, NY. How it happened - and why it took a century for anyone to know Ohio's role. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Jun 27, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 188
What if you heard someone pelting your house with rocks, then investigated to find yourself face to face with a large hairy beast on two legs. In 1978, the Cayton family and several others living in and around Minerva reported seeing a manlike creature they couldn't identify lurking in the woods, something that has come to be known simply as "the Minerva Monster." Akron Beacon Journal reporter Barb Galloway was the first journalist to document their stories, which - as it turned out - went back ...
Jun 24, 2022•46 min
In 2000, someone bludgeoned Leiland "Buster" Cannon in his home in Muskingum County's hamlet of East Fultonham. But our research showed there was so much more to know about the endearing grandfather because highlights of his life had been documented by his hometown newspaper for 74 years. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn m...
Jun 20, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 187
The Amish countryside of Holmes County includes an old hamlet called Saltillo, which hosts two of the area's most mysterious spots. At Salem Cemetery is a statue, said to be a harbinger of death for anyone who catches her gaze. And Panthers Hollow - where locals once reported seeing a huge black wildcat roaming the woods - has grown into a gruesome legend. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audio...
Jun 16, 2022•15 min
In 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play Major League Baseball, Larry Doby took the field with the Cleveland Indians as the first black man in the American League. Doby refused to talk at length about the worst of his experiences, but being in the spotlight, we still know much of his inspirational story. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The...
Jun 13, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 186
Ghosthunters say they've encountered orbs, unexplained fog and a voice calling "Help Me" on Everett Road and its covered bridge, in Summit County's Boston Township. We explore the history of a canal-era crossroads here and find potential reasons for the paranormal activity, including the notable death of a farmer in the swollen creek, and the raiding of a nearly 2000-year-old Indian burial mound. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteries...
Jun 09, 2022•16 min
In 1969, the Manson Family murdered seven people in a two-day California killing spree. But the night they killed actress Sharon Tate and her friends, they overlooked William Garretson, a 19-year-old Lancaster, Ohio youth who was dogsitting in the guest house 50 yards away. William's story of what he saw and heard that night changed several times over the years. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomyste...
Jun 06, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 185
In 1893, a Columbiana County farmer was accused of being a wizard and using his occult powers to kill people and animals in the Salem area. When the farmer couldn't get a local attorney to represent him in a slander suit, he turned to the Methodist church where his accusers were members, and asked for justice. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAudionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Da...
Jun 02, 2022•16 min
The Ohio-born Shawnee Chief Tecumseh spent a lifetime trying to stop American expansion into his homeland. But even his enemies revered him for his inherent nobility, his aversion to cruelty and his dedication to the native way of life. Where is he buried? And who pulled the trigger of the gun that killed him? www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phosphe...
May 30, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 185
In 1989, 71-year-old Helen Stuart disappeared from her Newark, Ohio home. Her body was discovered the next day, nude and left in the back seat of her own car, which had been abandoned on the berm of a highway. Was the convicted sex offender living next door to blame? www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad cho...
May 26, 2022•12 min
Eddie Rickenbacker defied death a handful of times growing up in Columbus, Ohio. He figured God was intervening. It was hard to argue the point after he survived accidents as a race car driver, being America's top combat air pilot of World War I, a civilian plane crash that killed half the passengers, and a World War II mission that left him adrift at sea for 24 days. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohi...
May 23, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 183
In 1970, Rock Creek Police Chief Robert Hamrick was pursuing a speeding car when his cruiser went off the isolated dirt road and struck a tree. Though it looked like a car accident, the fact that his revolver and night stick were missing and his skull was crushed when no car windows were broken had many thinking it was the murderous act of a local street gang. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteri...
May 19, 2022•13 min
In 1923, a group called the Knights of the Flaming Circle formed to confront the Ku Klux Klan at their rallies and parades. They had an inaugural tussle in Steubenville, then met in 1924 - in Niles - for a deadly religious war. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 182
The last of a three-part series exploring mysteries that involved NASA astronauts from Ohio. In this episode, a couple of debates that arose after Neil Armstrong (Wapakoneta, OH) uttered his famous small step/giant leap line. And was Apollo 13, commanded by Jim Lovell (Cleveland, OH) fated to be a near disaster because of its number. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great U...
May 12, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 181
In 1961, a pair of NASA scientists secretly tested a group of female pilots in the hopes of making them part of the Mercury astronaut program. Their final candidates' list included Jean Hixson - an Akron schoolteacher and World War II pilot. But when NASA leadership and Congress learned of the undercover effort, they shut the program down and sent the women home. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomyst...
May 09, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 180
The first of a three-part series exploring mysteries that involved NASA astronauts from Ohio. In this episode, we discuss things seen or said during space trips that got the UFO community excited, including John Glenn (New Concord, OH) and his "Fireflies," and three intriguing moments aboard Apollo 11, commanded by Neil Armstrong (Wapakoneta, OH.) www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionauti...
May 05, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 179
10-Minute Mystery: The electrifying debut of Ray Caldwell In 1919, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox had both given up trying to tame the very talented but hard-drinking pitching phenom Ray Caldwell. The Cleveland Indians had a plan to revive his career with a bizarre contract, but never expected his first game would require him to survive a lightning strike to win the game. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.fac...
May 02, 2022•20 min
