Podcast Episodes

Ep. 200: Stephen Richards - "Ted Bundy of the Old West"

Season 1

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 re…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Ep. 199 - The eyes of Charles Breuer

Season 1 Episode 198

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 obe…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

10-Minute Mystery: The confession of Canton's first killer

Season 1

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 executio…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Ep. 198 - Burr's Conspiracy

Season 1 Episode 198

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…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

UNRESOLVED Ep. 12: Richard Wright

Season 1

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. Short…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

What happened to Philip Taylor Kramer?

Season 1 Episode 197

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 …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

The Mounds Club heist

Season 1 Episode 196

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 w…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Who haunts Chillicothe's public square?

Season 1 Episode 195

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 …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

10-Minute Mystery: The forgotten history of Schneider Park

Season 1

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 research…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Clara Wolcott Driscoll and Tiffany's secret

Season 1 Episode 194

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 reveale…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago