Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
George Remus was a lawyer who knew the law better than anyone—and used it to become one of the most powerful criminals in American history.
During Prohibition, Remus exploited legal loopholes to build a multimillion-dollar bootlegging empire, earning the title “The King of the Bootleggers. ... Show More
Jan 26
OM Backroads: Ep. 98:Memories, Midways, and Millennium Force: Ken Miller talks about his new book about Cedar Point
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In this episode, we sit down with Ken Miller, author and longtime Cedar Point historian, to explore the stories behind one of America’s most iconic amusement parks. Ken discusses his book, Cedar Point, Rolling Thro ... Show More
59m 34s
Jan 19
10-Minute Mystery Rewind: Edison and the first electric chair
When Alfred Southwick invented the electric chair in Buffalo NY, Ohio's favorite son, Thomas Edison, was eager to design the procedure for using it but with nefarious motivation. He was in the middle of a fight to see whether his DC current would win public favor over his competi ... Show More
22m 10s
Jan 12
OM Backroads: Ep. 96: Crossing Ohio History: The Tindall Bridge, the Bridge to Nowhere, and the Silver Bridge Disaster
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. Bridges are meant to connect places—but sometimes, they connect us to tragedy, mystery, and unanswered questions. In this episode, we explore three bridges with notorious pasts, each carrying its own legacy making ... Show More
27m 14s
Jul 2024
Horror Harvest: The Machete Murders in Yuba City
In Yuba City, California, a farmer reported a trespassing incident on his property. What started as an illegal trash disposal complaint turned out to be a corpse buried between two trees. In the following days, 24 more bodies would be uncovered.<br /><br />Find out more about us ... Show More
22m 39s
Aug 2025
The Dixie Mafia's Texas Millionaire Murders
When Bill Richardson, a troubled oilman and pro pigeon shooter, was gunned down on his Corpus Christi doorstep in 1971, everybody assumed it was an open-and-shut organized crime hit. But when Richardson’s supposed killers walked free from court, and another body showed up in the ... Show More
1h 5m
Apr 2024
239 - The Murder of John Harden
On a warm spring night in March of 1975, thirty-two year old John Harden completed an emergency call for a client and returned home. Less than an hour later, he'd be shot dead in his driveway.
After finishing his shower, John glanced out the window and saw his work truck engulfe ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 2024
Episode 318: Brandy Hutchins
In November 1988, a 14-year-old girl is found murdered in an abandoned house in Johnson County, Arkansas, with satanic writings on the walls. She has been shot at point-blank range, and her body is hidden beneath old boards in the root cellar. A positive pregnancy test is found n ... Show More
45m 44s
Aug 2025
101: MURDER: The Jamison Family
On October 8, 2009, Bobby and Sherilyn Jamison, along with their six-year-old daughter Madyson, set out to look at land for sale in the Sans Bois Mountains of Oklahoma. Days later, their truck was found abandoned less than a mile from the property. Inside were their wallets, coat ... Show More
44m 28s
<p>Robert Pickton /// Part 2 /// 769</p><p>Part 2 of 2</p><p><br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.truecrimegarage.com/" target="_blank">www.TrueCrimeGarage.com</a></p><p><br /> </p><p>This week we tell the tale of Robert Pickton, Canada’s most infamous serial killer. Robert Pickton ... Show More
