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The mystery of the USS Maine
Season 1 Episode 147
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. …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
10-Minute Mystery: Shakira Johnson
Season 1
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 ho…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The Andover restaurant explosion
Season 1 Episode 146
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…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
10-Minute Mystery: Carolyn and Amanda Adams
Season 1
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 happene…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The Great Train Robbery
Season 1 Episode 145
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 …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The crash of the USS Shenandoah
Season 1 Episode 144
In 1925, The US Navy's first zeppelin - the USS Shenandoah - was ripped apart by turbulence over Noble County. The 14 crew killed included her Ohio-born captain, Zachary Lansdowne. But after area res…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
10-Minute Mystery: The curse of Rocky Colavito
Season 1
In 1960, the Cleveland Indians traded one of the most popular players in the team's history - record-setting slugger Rocky Colavito. Since the team hasn't won a world series in 73 years, superstitiou…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
The strange ending to William Quantrill
Season 1 Episode 143
William Quantrill, a Dover, Ohio youth who turned into a Civil War guerilla for the south, is considered by many historians to have been a psychopath, responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civili…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
UNRESOLVED Ep. 4: Leslie Ann Barker
Season 1
An Ohio Mysteries/Akron Beacon Journal crossover In 1978, Akron school teacher Leslie Ann Barker attended a matchmaking event at the popular Reds discotheque in Akron, Ohio. But three hours after lea…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Mob Mentality: The Who concert, 1979
Season 1 Episode 142
In 1979, 11 concert-goers were crushed to death trying to get inside Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium to see British rockstars The Who. Investigations afterward pieced together the series of bad decis…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago