Ohio Mysteries

Four mysteries on NamUs, the national database of unidentified remains and missing persons, come from the shoreline of Lake Erie. Two of the cases - a man found in 2014 by a downtown Cleveland break wall, and a woman in a disco dress who washed ashore at the Cedar Point causeway in 1980 - are currently undergoing fresh DNA testing. The other two are a man found in Lucas County in 2005, and the cas...

Summit County's "ancient metropolis" was New Portage, an early settlement that discovered one of the best possible crossroads in the state, and yet was abandoned twice by its population. The area later became the wildly successful factory town of Barberton, but what forces doomed its first two attempts at civilization? www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries...

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The only place in Ohio where you can walk ground associated with the American Civil War is Johnson's Island, which served as a prisoner of war camp for Confederate officers. Through letters from prisoners, newspaper stories about escape attempts, and a couple of incidents that almost lead to a national crisis, we tell this unique chapter in Ohio history.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries....

In 1986, the United Way of Cleveland launched nearly 1.5 million balloons to set a new world record and call attention to its annual fundraising campaign. It was beautiful for a few minutes, but then a stormfront caused the inflated balloons to fall, causing car accidents, closing an airport runway, spooking horses, and hindering the Coast Guard's effort to find two missing fishermen. www.ohiomyst...

In this special seasonal edition, join us on our time-traveling stagecoach as we take a trip to the 19th century in hopes of spotting the headless ghost of Stumpy in Muskinghum County's village of Norwich; the spirit of Ross County's beloved hermit William Hewitt; the White Lady who haunts the riverboats passing Alexandria Point Park in Portsmouth; and the Miami Warriors buried beneath farmland in...

A University of Delaware sociologist has been spent decades chasing down every allegation of a child harmed by razors in apples, needles in chocolate bars and drugs injected into candy. And he said he hasn't found a single one. Ever. Are tainted treats an urban legend?www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomyste...

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.fac...

Procter & Gamble, founded in Cincinnati 185 years ago, is one of Ohio's most venerable companies. But in 1995, it had to give up its beloved logo of the man in the moon when rumors persisted that it symbolized ties to satanism. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown T...

In 1912, Rollin Hudson was hoping to distance his new bride Anna from other persistant suitors she had in Canton, Ohio by moving her to Paola, Kansas. But seven weeks after settling in their new home, they were beaten to death in their bed. Did their killer follow them from Ohio to exact revenge, or was it a serial killer known for riding the railways and annihilating families? www.ohiomysteries.c...

In his lifetime, Revolutionary War veteran John Lamont became a punchline for his Ashtabula neighbors, who blamed him for everything that went wrong in their lives. They interpreted his eccentricity and anti-social behavior as a sign that he was a wizard. Modern historians don't know about that, but they do think he may have been a killer.  www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patr...

In 1937, Wyandot County native Clifford Osbun survived the shocking crash of the Hindenburg, a football-sized dirigible from Germany making its debut trip to North America. When the airship caught fire and disintegrated in less than a minute, Osbun found himself on the ground with just a few burns on his hands. But when Osbun died suddenly four years later, had the Hindenburg claimed yet another v...

The legendary football rivalry between Ohio State and the University of Michigan arguably has its roots in a 19th century border dispute that saw both sides call up militia armies to gain control of Toledo and the Maumee River. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great Unknown T...

201: Hatchet Man As a Logan County tailor named Andrew Hellman, he killed his first wife with an ax and poisoned two of his children. As a fugitive in Maryland named Adam Horn, he murdered his second wife and unborn baby with a hatchet. History has lost track of where he was buried after his 1844 execution, but some say his ghost haunts a cemetery in Huntsville, Ohio. www.ohiomysteries.com feedbac...

In 1879, 23-year-old Stephen Richards was arrested in his hometown of Mount Pleasant, Ohio - to where he fled after murdering a mother and three children in Nebraska. In the days that followed, he revealed at least nine murders at his hand. Because of his handsome face, charming demeanor and friendly smile, modern psychologists call him "Ted Bundy of the Old West." www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@o...

199 - The eyes of Charles Breuer The Charles Breuer monument in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery has long been a destination for ghosthunters, but the urban legend attached to the 3D bust on his obelisk is nothing compared to the real story of a millionaire who destroyed his own life out of spite. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/myst...

In 1833, 30-year-old Christian Bachtle was executed for murdering his wife as she nursed their baby. He left behind a detailed confession that is chilling even by 21st Century standards. His execution site is a stop on the Black Cat Tales and Tours walking tour this Halloween season in Canton, Ohio. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/myst...

Three years after shooting Alexander Hamilton in a duel, former US vice president Aaron Burr was arrested for treason. President Jefferson suspected him of planning to take some US territories in the west, using boats he was building in Marietta, Ohio, and launching from Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River. A jury would find Burr "not guilty," leaving historians to wonder what the heck Burr wa...

In May of 2004, Richard Wright - a 53-year-old Akron mail carrier - returned home from a trip to Las Vegas, and stopped on his way home from the airport to have a drink in his neighborhood bar. Shortly after, someone followed him home from the bar and shot him dead in his driveway. But he wasn't robbed, so who killed Richard Wright, and why? Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beaco...

Youngstown native Philip Taylor Kramer had success first as the bassist for the 1970s rock band Iron Butterfly, and then as a math and science prodigy working on government nuclear projects and then his own inventions. When he disappeared in 1995 from his California community, those who knew him were torn between whether he was a suicide risk, or had been abducted by people after his life's work....

In 1947, masked gunmen in army fatigues and carrying submachine guns used flawless precision in storming the swanky Mounds Club in Lake County and robbing its nearly 300 patrons and staff. The gang was never arrested, though federal agents said they were told that the club's mob owners eventually got their vengeance. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries ww...

Ghosthunters say the old Ross County Archives building is haunted, and point to three possible candidates. We share the stories of the three men who were executed here when the site still housed the county jail.  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 megapho...

Until recently, most residents of Akron had no idea that a west side park used for playing soccer, flying kites and walking dogs was once a cemetery for the city's poor and forgotten. Modern researchers have revealed the likelihood that the bodies buried there a century ago were never removed. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysterieso...

For more than a century, it was presumed Louis Comfort Tiffany was the sole designer of his prized mosaic products. But in recent years, personal letters by the head of his women's department revealed his most famous lamps were the work of a woman from Tallmadge, Ohio. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohio...

In 1888, the residents of Paulding County finally had enough with an abandoned canal and stagnant reservoir near Antwerp that was breeding mosquitoes and filling the countryside with the stench of dead fish. When the state refused to eliminate the problem, a mob took on the task - even as the Ohio National Guard moved in to stop them. ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/oh...