History & Hauntings
in Northern Appalachia and the Western Reserve

The Independence Day Shooting of Calvin Wheeler
2024-07-04 16:39 A fun summer holiday turns to horror when an elderly father turns violent toward his son.
Mollie and the Massacre: A Sad History of the Verbias Family
2021-03-27 12:29 Generations of a dysfunctional family meet tragedy after tragedy, beginning with the mysterious murder of a young girl named Molly.
Thrown Down A Well: An Attempted Murder in Kingsville
2021-01-01 12:32 A husband throws his new bride down a well after marrying her for her property.
The Five Wives of Reuben Sponsler: A Case of Uxorcide in Vernon Township
2020-09-05 10:53 Suspicions raised in the small town of Vernon, OH, with the mysterious deaths of the wives of Reuben Sponsler.
Death On A Lonely Dirt Road: The Murder of 17-Year-Old Mildred Moore
2020-07-08 12:59 17-Year-Old Mildred Moore was running a normal errand for her parents when she was gunned down on Irish Ridge Road.
The Slaying of 16-Year-Old Maria Buel by Her Stepfather Ira West Gardner
2020-04-23 13:30 In the first and only hanging execution in Trumbull County, I explore the details surrounding the tragic 1832 murder of Maria Buel.
Sticks & Squirrels May Break My Bones – Scandal and Intrigue in the Shooting Death of William Holcomb
2020-04-01 20:31 In 1867, William Holcomb died squirrel hunting when his gun discharged. However, suspicions of the relationship between his wife and best friend James Sawyer sent James to trial for murder
The Brutal Axe Murder of Katherine Babchak
2019-06-27 18:58 Katherine Babchak came home one winter night in 1949 and was ambushed by an axe.

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