Podcast Episodes

Rewind: The search for Amy Mihaljevic's killer (Ep 28) with James Renner

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…

Published on 21 hours ago

OM Backroads Ep:15. Mission Lost: The Men in Black visit Ohio

Season 1 Episode 15

We are all familiar with the Men in Black film franchise starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, but did you know that the Men in Black were a very real phenomenon often associated with Flying Sauce…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Ep 317: A tangled Toledo mystery

In 1931, the Lucas County coroner ruled that 11-year-old Eddie Baginski accidentally drowned in a local creek. In 1934, a pivotal strike at the Electric Auto-Lite plant near downtown led to two death…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

OM Backroads Ep:86: Hovering Over the Heartland — UFO History in Ohio

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by out friend and former co-host, Mike! Mike shares fascinating insight into Ohio's amazing histo…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Ep 316: Barry Bremen, the Great Imposter, comes to Ohio

Bremen was a Michigan insurance salesman who loved sneaking into professional sports events and pretending to be an athlete, official, and once even as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. Twice, he brough…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

OM Backroads Ep:85: Lake Erie Rum Runners versus the Coast Guard during Prohibition. Our interview with author RC Durkee

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by author RC Durkee. She has written the acclaimed book, Rum Run, an entertaining dive into the wi…

Published on 1 month ago

Episode Rewind: 140 - Mob Mentality: Mercer County, 1872

In 1872, a mob broke into the Mercer County jail and whisked away three men suspected of raping and killing 13-year-old Mary Arabelle Secaur. Two of the suspects were lynched, the third was spared. B…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

OM Backroads Ep:84. OuterMost Uncle. A fascinating Cold War deep dive into a mysterious disappearance half a world away

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by photographer Marcy as she discusses her adventure to find out more about the mysterious disappe…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

UNRESOLVED Ep 24: Mel Wiley

In July of 1985, Mel Wiley - the chief of police in Medina County's Hinckley Township - vanished and was never seen again. Forty years later, the leading theory is that he simply walked away from his…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ep 315: Harry "Pete" Pierpont

John Dillinger learned the craft of bank robbing from another Indiana man, Harry "Pete" Pierpont - who would go on to kill an Ohio sheriff in order to free Dillinger from a Lima jail, thereby signing…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago