Ohio Mysteries

In 1908, the worst school fire in American history killed 172 children, two teachers and a rescuer at Lake View Elementary in the Cleveland suburb of Collinwood. But what - or who - was to blame? www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Boy in a Churchyard, by Mark Zonakis. Find more at https:/...

In 1971, Phyllis Mosley, wife of a background singer with Ruby and the Romantics, was killed in her Akron home. Her four children talk about how her murder - which was never solved - caused their lives to spiral out of control. Ohio Mysteries: http://www.ohiomysteries.com Akron Beacon Journal: http://www.beaconjournal.com Song: 'Scott Buckley - Filaments' is under a creative commons license https:...

In 1970, 65-year-old bachelor Clyde Dierkes disappeared from his home in Clarington, Ohio. A couple of days later, a suspect led them to his body in an abandoned well. But after a nephew and uncle offered different stories about what happened that day, the jury couldn't decide beyond a reasonable doubt who was responsible. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomyster...

Two unsolved homicides that still frustrate Jackson County officials: Mary Ann Lodatto - a wife, mother and secretary shot to death in her kitchen in 1991. And Wilma Simpson - a homegrown girl and wife of a local radio personality, abducted from her home and strangled in 1981.www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.c...

In 1989, Marion County officials found the remains of a man they could never identify. Until this year. More than three decades later, they know the real name of the man they always called "Luther," but it will be much harder to find out who killed him. feedback@ohiomysteries.com   www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix- The Gr...

Living just outside Mansfield, Phoebe Wise became an unwitting celebrity. A series of violent acts against her put her in the news at the turn of the last century, and the town marveled at how she handled them all. Today, people wonder if the beloved regal lady who never married is the ghost that haunts a local road, and question whether she ever had the fortune that caused her to be such a target...

In 1884 in Dayton. 18-year-old Anna Hochwalt was preparing for her brother's wedding ceremony when her mother discovered her unresponsive. After a doctor declared her dead, she was quickly buried. But when friends kept expressing concern that she looked very much alive in the coffin, she was exhumed for another look www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www...

In 1880 in Monroe County's Seneca Township, neighbors responding to a late-night alarm found a house filled with death. Two dead babies, two dead women, and a bludgeoned but breathing serving girl. She told authorities that her employer, Frank Biedenbach, had arrived home drunk and took an axe to everyone in the house. But Biedenbach killed himself before he told anyone why.www.ohiomysteries.com f...

Two news reports and two legends about encounters with mysterious beasts. 1) Champaign County's Cedar Bog Monster. 2) Logan and Union counties' visit from Bigfoot in 1980. 3 & 4) Richland and Ashland counties' Orange Eyes and the Charles Mill Lake Monster. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Mus...

After Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne masterminded the 1795 treaty that moved Ohio's Indian tribes to the northwest, a roving band of angry warriors stole the gold meant to pay his military. Thus began the legend of buried treasure in Henry County, and the ghost that guards it. Bonus story on the ghost of Girty's Island! www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twi...

Reading four news reports about mysterious encounters with strangers. 1) Logan County's mischievous gnome, 1880. 2) Highland County's vanishing visitor, 1873. 3) Meigs County's Men in Black, 1967. 4) Washington County's alien liaison, 1966. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Guiedeline,...

In 1970, Toledo Police Ofc. William Miscannon was sitting in a patrol wagon with another officer when a stranger walked up to the window side of the car and shot Miscannon in the head. Police laid siege to the local Black Panthers headquarters, believing they may be connected. But a jury deadlocked twice in the trial of the man they named as their top suspect. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomy...

In 1931. a crowd at the New Bremen Speedway became so enraged over a disputed prize, they tore down the grandstands, judge's platform and ticket booths and burned them. Our Mob Mentality series is a look at the mysterious and wild behavior of crowds in Ohio's past. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomyst...

In 1974, John Robek - an undercover narcotics agent for the Youngstown Police Department - went hunting with his partner and childhood friend. The friend came home; John did not, and he 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 Phos...

In 1846, two men fighting over a beautiful ballet dancer ended in a backstage murder during a performance at a Cincinnati theater - and the killer slipped from the hands of hunters, never to be seen again. What happened to Aquilla Cook? www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Audionautix- The Great...

In 1981, clerk Tammy Osborne was abducted from her Mansfield Lawsons store and killed. A couple of days later, a Mansfield man named Sean Kearney was found dead in his apartment, a bullet wound in his head. Police guessed that the man had killed Tammy then committed suicide, but years later, an investigation into widespread police corruption found that conclusion unlikely. www.ohiomysteries.com fe...

Akron started the new century off with a bang when, in 1900, a mob intent on lynching a black man accused of rape went to city hall, exchanged gunfire with police, set the block on fire, and leveled the city building with dynamite. Two children were killed in the melee, dozens were jailed for rioting - and the accused was later pardoned for not receiving a fair trial. www.ohiomysteries.com feedbac...

An Ohio Mysteries/Akron Beacon Journal crossover In 2002, Akron police had a busy day when investigative teams were called to two different homicide scenes - an unidentified man shot dead on a West Akron street, and a mother of three girls executed in her West Akron bedroom. Before the day was done, detectives realized the murders of Jeannette Bartee and Roy Addison were connected. Ohio Mysteries:...

In a ghastly 1929 tragedy, a storage room full of x-rays at the Cleveland Clinic's first facility in Cleveland caught fire and exploded, sending deadly fumes up through ducts and killing 123 people - many of them dropping dead where they stood. Investigators debated two theories on what might have started the fire.www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.t...

In 1923, Jack Trice, a talented black football player from Hiram, Ohio who was recruited to play for Iowa State University, died of injuries in his first major college game. Historians have since debated whether his injuries were accidental, or whether he was roughed up unfairly because of his race. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/myst...

In 1898, a mysterious explosion sunk the USS Maine in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, killing 266 military personnel and sending America into war with Spain. The cause of the blast was never discovered. The ship and the aftermath of this tragedy has numerous ties to Ohio. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiom...

In 2003, a Cleveland neighborhood was rocked by the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl during a block party. When her skeletal remains were found a month later, Shakira Johnson became a citywide household name. But a jury disagreed with prosecutors and police on the top suspect. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.faceb...

In 1955, a restaurant full of anglers, vacationers, and local residents in Andover - Ashtabula County's gateway to Pymatuning Lake - suddenly blew up, killing 22 people inside. Three theories emerged as to what caused the blast, though investigators could never prove any of them. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebo...

In 1986, 4-year-old Amanda Adams disappeared from her bedroom in a west side Columbus home. Before the month was out, Amanda and two more people would be dead. Detectives think they know what happened, even if they can't prove it. www.ohiomysteries.com feedback@ohiomysteries.com www.patreon.com/ohiomysteries www.twitter.com/mysteriesohio www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries Music: Audionautix- The Great...

In 1935, a couple of Akron gangsters were convicted of the robbery of a mail truck in Warren after a mail pouch and some of the stolen booty was found floating in the nearby Portage Lakes. But after FBI Public Enemy No. 1 Alvin Karpis robbed a train in Garrettsville - the last great train robbery in America - authorities began to think they might have jailed the wrong men.  www.ohiomysteries.com f...