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Ep. 167 - Is George Remus "The Great Gatsby?"
Season 1 Episode 167
When Chicago lawyer George Remus moved to Cincinnati in 1920, he was already famous for pioneering the temporary insanity defense. But he had another career in mind when he came to Ohio - building a …
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
UNRESOLVED Ep. 8: Jeffrey Sauber
Season 1
In 1980, 18-year-old Jeff Sauber, on leave after finishing Marine boot camp, went to the Summit Drive-In with his friend to watch a movie called The Exterminator. During the evening, a stranger fatal…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 166 - Mob Mentality: Marion
Season 1 Episode 165
In 1919, Marion became an all-white community overnight when a mob intimidated more than 200 black families into fleeing the city. The unrest began with the murder of a white woman and police insiste…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
10-Minute Mystery: Nadine Madger
Season 1
In 1980, 25-year-old Nadine Madger was stabbed to death in the kitchen of her Willougby home while her infant slept in a crib nearby. The murder was never solved, though one detective attempted …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Who was Johnny Appleseed?
Season 1 Episode 165
In 1801, a man from New England - barefoot and with a cooking pot on his head - arrived in Ohio, planting apple trees to give sustenance to settlers who were coming to this wild frontier. John Chapma…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
10-Minute Mystery: Glenna White
Season 1
In December of 2021, Portage County Sheriff's and US Marshals arrested Robert Moore of Alliance for the murder of Glenna Jean White, a 17-year-old girl that has been missing since 2009. They also ann…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
What sank the Sultana?
Season 1 Episode 164
In April of 1865, more than 2100 Union soldiers were finally on their way home, having been released from southern prison camps at the conclusion of the Civil War. But as the grossly overloaded Sulta…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
10-Minute Mystery: Andrea Flenoury and Donna Pittinger
Season 1
In 2005, Andea Flenoury, an exotic dancer, and Donna Pittinger, a sex worker, were taken from Akron streets, killed and dumped in bodies of water. Their murders were never solved, and questions rema…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
John Lambert and America's first car
Season 1 Episode 163
In the 1920s, the Smithsonian Institute was faced with the question of who to credit with making America's first gasoline-powered car. And while two other auto pioneers insisted they were the first, …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Rewind: The First Christmas Tree (Ep 18)
Season 1
(This is our annual repeat of a seasonal favorite.) For more than 50 years, the country accepted without question that Wooster, Ohioimmigrant August Imgard was the first to decorate a Christmas tree …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago