Episodes

  • Ep 317: A tangled Toledo mystery

    Ep 317: A tangled Toledo mystery
    Aug 25 2025
    In 1931, the Lucas County coroner ruled that 11-year-old Eddie Baginski accidentally drowned in a local creek. In 1934, a pivotal strike at the Electric Auto-Lite plant near downtown led to two deaths when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire. Two completely unrelated tragedies - until a local man tried to claim he was twice a murderer.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAdditional music:New Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • OM Backroads Ep:86: Hovering Over the Heartland — UFO History in Ohio

    OM Backroads Ep:86: Hovering Over the Heartland — UFO History in Ohio
    Aug 18 2025
    Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by out friend and former co-host, Mike! Mike shares fascinating insight into Ohio's amazing history of UFO encounters. From the legendary "men in black" to the rumored aline bodies stored at Hangar 18 at Wright Patterson AIr Force base down in Dayton, Ohio has many, many UFO stories. Stay tuned for another exciting epsiode with Mike coming up about the infamous Torso Murder of Cleveland. Check out Mike's Facebook page about famous Ohioians: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469825446606552 Check out Ohio Mysteries Backwoods Facebook page!: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558042082494¬if_id=1717202186351620¬if_t=page_user_activity&ref=notif⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please check other podcast episodes like this at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ohiomysteries.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dan hosts a Youtube Channel called: Ohio History and Haunts where he explores historical and dark places around Ohio: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj5x1eJjHhfyV8fomkaVzsA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Ep 316: Barry Bremen, the Great Imposter, comes to Ohio

    Ep 316: Barry Bremen, the Great Imposter, comes to Ohio
    Aug 10 2025
    Bremen was a Michigan insurance salesman who loved sneaking into professional sports events and pretending to be an athlete, official, and once even as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. Twice, he brought his antics to Ohio, posing as a golfer when Toledo hosted the US Open, and again as an NBA All-Star at a game held at the Richfield Coliseum in Summit County.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAdditional music:New Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • OM Backroads Ep:85: Lake Erie Rum Runners versus the Coast Guard during Prohibition. Our interview with author RC Durkee

    OM Backroads Ep:85: Lake Erie Rum Runners versus the Coast Guard during Prohibition. Our interview with author RC Durkee
    Aug 4 2025
    Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by author RC Durkee. She has written the acclaimed book, Rum Run, an entertaining dive into the wild tales of Rum Running on Lake Erie. RC talks about how Rum Running got started, the wild chases, stolen liquor, the enormous of money to be made. the Purple Gang's involvement and much more. It's a fascinating story and not to be missed. RC Durkee teaches a course on rum running: September 16-October 7, 2025Lake Erie ProhibitionBaldwin Wallace U ILR CourseTuesdays at 10:15 a.m.at Old Oak Center Community RoomSouthwest General, Middleburgh HeightsRegistration begins August 17, 2025 Information and registration at www.ilrbw.org​ She also had a free talk coming soon: August 12, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.Lake Erie ProhibitionCuyahoga County Public Library, Berea Branch7 Berea Commons, Berea, OH 44017OPEN TO PUBLIC You can find her book at: https://www.amazon.com/Rum-Run-R-C-Durkee/dp/1937327558/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415374151&sr=1-1&keywords=moonshine+cove+publishing+-+Rum+Run Check out Ohio Mysteries Backwoods Facebook page!: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558042082494¬if_id=1717202186351620¬if_t=page_user_activity&ref=notif⁠⁠⁠ Please check other podcast episodes like this at: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.ohiomysteries.com/⁠⁠⁠ Dan hosts a Youtube Channel called: Ohio History and Haunts where he explores historical and dark places around Ohio: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj5x1eJjHhfyV8fomkaVzsA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode Rewind: 140 - Mob Mentality: Mercer County, 1872

    Episode Rewind: 140 - Mob Mentality: Mercer County, 1872
    Jul 27 2025
    In 1872, a mob broke into the Mercer County jail and whisked away three men suspected of raping and killing 13-year-old Mary Arabelle Secaur. Two of the suspects were lynched, the third was spared. But a couple of years later, one of the mob's leaders made a deathbed confession that he had killed little Mary and led the hanging of two innocent men. ⁠www.ohiomysteries.comEp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • OM Backroads Ep:84. OuterMost Uncle. A fascinating Cold War deep dive into a mysterious disappearance half a world away

    OM Backroads Ep:84. OuterMost Uncle. A fascinating Cold War deep dive into a mysterious disappearance half a world away
    Jul 21 2025
    Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In tonight's episode we are joined by photographer Marcy as she discusses her adventure to find out more about the mysterious disappearance of her uncle, Ohio native, William Scales, who was working for the government contractor, RCA, as a missile tracker in 1958. William and a friend went out on a boat scuba diving off of San Salvador Island and were never seen again. Learn about Marcy's journey as she attempts to find out more details about her Uncle. She travels to the actual spot where her Uncle went missing many years ago. talks with some island natives who remember her Uncle and many twists and turns on the story. A photographer by trade, Marcy also brings her Uncle's original cameras and documents her adventure using the same cameras. She has created a YouTube Channel as well as a website that allows you to follow along with this fascinating story. Tune in and learn about this amazing tale! Here are the links to Marcy's story: Blog: www.outermostuncle.com YouTube podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0e_SKjzES718aK49tEKcl-2bzIH6af2G Instagram: outermostuncleemail: outermostuncle@gmail.com Just for fun ... National Geographic article, "Cape Canaveral's 6,000 mile shooting range" :https://outermostunclecom.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/national-geographic-1959-10-116-4-oct.pdf Marcy's camera review website: www.junkstorecameras.com Check out Ohio Mysteries Backwoods Facebook page!: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558042082494¬if_id=1717202186351620¬if_t=page_user_activity&ref=notif⁠⁠ Please check other podcast episodes like this at: ⁠⁠https://www.ohiomysteries.com/⁠⁠ Dan hosts a Youtube Channel called: Ohio History and Haunts where he explores historical and dark places around Ohio: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj5x1eJjHhfyV8fomkaVzsA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • UNRESOLVED Ep 24: Mel Wiley

    UNRESOLVED Ep 24: Mel Wiley
    Jul 17 2025
    In July of 1985, Mel Wiley - the chief of police in Medina County's Hinckley Township - vanished and was never seen again. Forty years later, the leading theory is that he simply walked away from his life after staging a disappearance worthy of a detective novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Ep 315: Harry "Pete" Pierpont

    Ep 315: Harry "Pete" Pierpont
    Jul 14 2025
    John Dillinger learned the craft of bank robbing from another Indiana man, Harry "Pete" Pierpont - who would go on to kill an Ohio sheriff in order to free Dillinger from a Lima jail, thereby signing his own death warrant.www.ohiomysteries.comfeedback@ohiomysteries.comwww.patreon.com/ohiomysterieswww.twitter.com/mysteriesohiowww.facebook.com/ohiomysteriesAdditional music:New Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins