Ohio Mysteries

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OM Backroads: Ep. 109. Civil War Generals from Ohio

Hello Ohio Mysteries Backroads listeners. Ohio played an outsized role in shaping the leadership of the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War—producing a remarkable number of generals who would go on to influence not only the outcome of the war, but the future of th ... Show more

. 14min 36sec

OM Backroads: Ep. 108: The Disappearance of Danny Violette and our interview with Steve from Great Lakes True Crime

Hello and Welcome to another episode of Ohio Mystery Backroads. Tonight we are joined with Steve from Great Lakes True Crime Podcast as we discuss the disappearance of Danny Violette. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/great-lakes-true-crime/id1387687232 In the quiet town of W ... Show more

. 33min 56sec

OM Backroads: Ep. 107. The Rise and Fall of the Society of the Banana: How one Ohio man took down Americas first criminal empire

Hello Ohio Mysteries Backroads listeners. In the quiet railroad town of Bellefontaine, crates of bananas once arrived daily—ordinary cargo masking an extraordinary and sinister story. In this episode, we dive into the shadowy world of the so-called “Society of the Banana,” a chil ... Show more

. 32min 29sec

OM Backroads: Ep. 106.Laffin Sal and the Echoes of the Midway

Hello and Welcome to another episode of Ohio Mystery Backroads. Step right up folks… but don’t get too close to Laffin Sal. In this chilling episode, we explore the wild history of one of America’s most unsettling carnival icons—a life-sized laughing figure whose cackling once ec ... Show more

. 12min 5sec

10-Minute Mystery: Mob Mentility - Cleveland's 10-Cent Beer Night Riot

10-Minute Mystery: Mob Mentility - Cleveland's 10-Cent Beer Night Riot 1974, the Texas Rangers came to town to play the Cleveland Indians, one week after they had a bench-clearing brawl in Texas. Fans were whipped up into a frenzy before their arrival, but worse, the game took pl ... Show more

. 12min 58sec