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The Curious Case of Ruth Baumgardner
Season 1 Episode 14
Episode Notes
On May 4, 1937, Ruth Baumgardner said goodnight to her sorority sisters, then went to her dorm room at Ohio Wesleyan to study for a test. But Ruth didn't make it to that class, or any …
Published on 7 years ago
Where Is Ron Tammen?
Season 1
In 1953, Ron Tammen Jr. was a 19-year-old Maple Heights man nearing the end of his sophomore year at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
On April 19, a typical evening, Ron walked into his dorm roo…
Published on 7 years ago
Owning the Corpse of John Wilkes Booth
Season 1 Episode 12
Episode Notes
In 1977, a Barberton man made a remarkable claim: He was the legal owner of the corpse of John Wilkes Booth. How could an Ohio optometrist come to own the embalmed remains of arguably …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Beard and Leonard: Waiting for Justice, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 11
Episode Notes:
In 1979, 17-year-old Mary Leonard and her boyfriend, 19-year-old Ricky Beard, disappeared after a date night to a drive-in movie theater. Years passed, both families clinging to hope …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Beard and Leonard: Waiting for Justice, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 12
Beard and Leonard: Waiting for Justice, Part 2
In Part 1, 17-year-old Mary Leonard and 19-year-old Ricky Beard of Akron vanish after a date night to a drive-in movie theater. Their whereabouts are u…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
The Great UFO Chase
Season 1
Episode Notes:
At 5 a.m. in the pre-dawn darkness of Portage County, a police chief in northern Portage County and two sheriff deputies in southern Portage County are calling in reports of a saucer-…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
The Minerva Monster
Season 1 Episode 8
Episode Notes
What if you heard someone pelting your house with rocks, then investigated to find yourself face to face with a large hairy beast on two legs. In 1978, the Cayton family and several othe…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Who Killed Raymond Timbrook with Special Guest Phil Trexler
Season 1 Episode 7
Episode Notes:
Phil Trexler joins us to discuss the mystery of Raymond Timbrook!
Raymond Timbrook of Mentor was a successful businessman, engineer and father of two teenage sons when someone coldly e…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
The SS Marquette & Bessemer No.2
Season 1 Episode 6
Episode Notes:
On Dec. 8, 1909, the train ferry SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 sank during a winter storm on Lake Erie as it made its daily run between Conneaut, Ohio, and Port Stanley, Ontario. More…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
What Happened to Linda Pagano
Season 1 Episode 5
Episode Notes:
In 1974, 17-year-old Linda Pagano reportedly stormed out of the apartment she shared with her stepfather and was never seen again. Many presumed her to be a runaway.
In 2015, a Cleve…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago