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Episode 57 brings us to Chillicothe, Ohio for the unsolved 1977 murder of Cheryl Hughes. If you have any information on this case, please contact the Ross County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 773-1185 or online at https://ross-so-oh.zuercherpor.... You can also submit an anonymous tip to Southern Ohio Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com. Donations for My Coffee Fund! - https://ko-fi.com/greatlakestruecrime  Website - https://www.greatlakestruecrim... X - x.com/greatlakescrime  Facebook - www.facebook.com/GreatLakesCrime/ All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime *****Positive reviews and subscriptions really help out the show and are always appreciated***** Sources https://www.chillicothegazette... https://www.youtube.com/watch?... https://beechtreenews.com/arti... https://www.sciotopost.com/for... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...,_Ohio 

This episode provides updates on the unsolved murders of Amy Mihaljevic and Baverly Jarosz. Both murders took place in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, and both cases have had recent updates released to the public.  Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - greatlakestruecrime.net X - x.com/greatlakescrime  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. **Positive reviews and subscriptions really help out the show and are always appreciated** Sources https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/amy-mihaljevic-murder/investigators-testing-mans-dna-found-on-amy-mihaljevics-clothinghttps://www.cleveland19.com/2026/01/09/bay-village-police-confirm-setback-amy-mihaljevic-murder-investigation/https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/amy-renee-mihaljevichttps://www.cityofbayvillage.gov/425/Amy-Mihaljevic-Case https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/beverly-jarosz-1964-murder-ohio-cold-case-rcna185435 https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Cold-Case/Homicides/Jarosz 

This episode brings us to Toledo, Ohio for the 1981unsovled disappearance of Cynthia Jane Anderson. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/great-lakes-true-crime--4210019 X - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. *****Positive reviews and subscriptions really help out the show and are always appreciated***** Sources https://vocal.media/criminal/vanished-40-years-later-where-is-cynthia-anderson https://websleuths.com/threads/oh-cynthia-cindy-anderson-20-toledo-4-aug-1981.78469/page-3 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1mfo86n/why_its_possible_cynthia_andersons_disappearance/  https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/10491  https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Adults-1/Anderson 

This episode takes us to Rockford, Illinois for the story of the 2012 disappearance of Katrina Smith, who was known for her warm heart and willingness to help others. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net  X - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime  All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. **Positive reviews and subscriptions really help out the show and are always appreciated** Sources https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/courts/2017/04/04/todd-smith-sentenced-to-59/21595366007/  https://www.the-sun.com/news/9380136/todd-katrina-smith-murder-where-now/  https://abcnews.go.com/US/hidden-past-led-katrina-smiths-killer/story?id=104055372 https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/08/witness-katrina-smith-afraid-very/32426445007/  https://truecrimenews.com/2017/05/09/illinois-woman-stalked-murdered-in-midst-of-affair-separation/  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100540182/katrina_ashley-smith  https://idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html 

This episode takes us to Traverse City, Michigan for the 1998 murder of Kalee Joy Bruce. For more information on the Kalee Bruce Memorial Scholarship, please click here.  Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net X - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. **Positive reviews really help out the show and are always appreciated** Sources https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/where-kevin-holtzer-today-whereabouts-explored-ahead-murder-heartland-id  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-miwd-2_06-cv-00169/pdf/USCOURTS-miwd-2_06-cv-00169-0.pdf  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mi-court-of-appeals/1014572.html https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/traverse-city/year-1998  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32479755/kalee_joy-bruce  https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=291530  https://gtrcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1098 

This episode takes us to Columbus, Ohio for the unsolved 1979 disappearance of medical school student Brian Shaffer. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net X - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. **Positive reviews really help out the show and are always appreciated** Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shafferhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ8PM3YXHbA&t=248s https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6192-myelodysplastic-syndrome-myelodysplasia  https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/BCI/Volume-17-Number-02-Missing-Person-Brian-Shaffer-A.aspx  https://www.reddit.com/r/BrianShaffer/comments/10h2ucb/what_99_of_people_dont_know_about_the_brian/ 

In this episode, we step out of the Great Lakes region and venture into New Jersey where we tell the story of the 1984 murder of Maria Marshall. Promo by Mystery Frequency Podcast. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net X - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. *****Positive reviews really help out the show and are always appreciated***** Sources Martinelli, P. A. (2007). True Crime, New Jersey: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases. United States: Stackpole Books. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23088/maria-marshall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Marshall 

This episode covers the 1922 "Mentor Marsh Murder" in Lake County, Ohio. Please give a listen and tell a friend about the show if you like it.  Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net TwitterX - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. *****Positive reviews really help out the show and are always appreciated***** Sources https://www.cmnh.org/mentor-marsh Bellamy, J. (1999). Corpse in the cellar. Gray & Company. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-mrs-hazel-burns-body/69439152/  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7708252/hazel-m-burns 

This episode takes us back to 1953 and the unsolved disappearance of Ronald Tammen from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net TwitterX - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. *****Positive reviews really help out the show and are always appreciated***** Sources: (1953, April 24). Plain Dealer, p. 1. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eresources.cuyahogalibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-1271E9571671CE2F%402434492-1271E6B359E94085%400-1271E6B359E94085%40. (1953, April 27). Plain Dealer, p. 19. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eresources.cuyahogalibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-1271E95A556A26EC%402434495-1271E899D929EC96%4018-1271E899D929EC96%40. https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2023/04/the-history-of-ronald-tammen-jr-a-miami-student-still-missing-after-70-years?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest https://www.clermontsun.com/2022/07/13/the-disappearance-of-college-student-ronald-tammen-jr https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/roommate-returns-to-dorm-room-to-strange-scene-witness-claims-odd-sighting-440758ef1185 https://ronaldtammen.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Hall_(Miami_University)

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This episode takes us to Ravenna, Ohio for the story of Theresa Andrews and her baby boy. This episode contains references to murder and suicide. Please take care while listening. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestr... Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net TwitterX - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/great... All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. /> Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. *****Positive reviews really help out the show and are always appreciated***** SOURCES: Montaldo, Charles. (2021, July 30). The Theresa Andrews Case. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/the-...-973480 L. SMITH PLAIN DEALER REPORTER, R. (2000, October 4). 'IT'S ALL JUST TOO HORRIBLE' TWO WOMEN DEAD, BUT BABY IS DOING WELL. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH), p. 1A. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.e.../0F80DBEC446C00CA. L. SMITH PLAIN DEALER REPORTER, R. (2000, October 11). MYSTERIES PERSIST IN ANDREWS' SLAYING. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH), p. 1B. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.e.../0F80DBF3B7934E74. L. SMITH, R. (2001, February 27). RAVENNA INVESTIGATION ENDS Baby snatcher stalked two other women. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH), p. 01A. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.e.../0F2FBD7A8D51C6F9. MURAKAMI, T. (2001, February 28). Father of stolen baby to remarry Family, friends support decision that will give Oscar a new mother. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH), p. 03B. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.e.../12FC866F7267BB78. McCLELLAN-COPELAND, A. (2001, July 13). Dad wins judgment in baby snatching He isn't likely to see any of $7 million in wife's slaying. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH), p. 3B. Available from NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.e.../0F2D641620DF0B39. https://www.morningjournal.com.../

Please visit https://noellesgift.ca/! Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net TwitterX - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime Five-star reviews really help and are always appreciated All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. SOURCES: https://www.theobserver.ca/2013/01/01/search-for-missing-27-year-oldhttps://nationalpost.com/news/canada/lawyer-for-man-accused-of-killing-noelle-paquette-should-be-removed-over-possible-conflict-of-interest-crown-says https://nationalpost.com/2013/01/04/noelle-paquette-was-fun-loving-outgoing https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/court-hears-how-sarnia-teacher-noelle-paquettes-killers-went-from-violent-fantasies-to-rape-and-murder https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/teacher-stabbed-49-times-was-victim-of-killer-couples-desire-to-act-out-forest-rape-fantasy-court-documents https://nationalpost.com/2015/10/05/foundation-has-given-out-more-than-150000 https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/life-sentences-for-couple-behind-vile-and-despicable-killing-of-noelle-paquette-1.2773833 https://windsorstar.com/news/mourners-gather-to-remember-slain-sarnia-teacher-noelle-paquette https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/judge-orders-noelle-paquette-murder-trial-moved-to-windsor http://mydeathspace.com/article/2013/01/12/Noelle_Paquette_(27)_was_kidnapped,_tortured_and_murdered_by_two_people_with_rape_fantasies https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/6305006-sarnia-teacher-s-killers-apologize-to-family/ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2013/01/02/body-found-in-woodlot-near-sarnia/ https://www.sarnia.ca/about-sarnia/about-the-city/ https://www.theobserver.ca/2013/01/04/sarnia-police-and-lambton-opp-investigating-crime-scene-at-residence?fbclid=IwAR06OPr3FO_ww2nEUu5NuzHx1SxB6aLFUHtyE72w4TYiYfFi34GMsu7jshU https://theobserver.remembering.ca/obituary/noelle-marie-paquette-1073461253

This episode takes us to Cleveland, Ohio where we cover the shooting deaths of Carnell Sledge and Kate Brown in 2019. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 216-252-7463. Tipsters can remain anonymous, and there is a $100,000 reward for information that helps solve these crimes. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net TwitterX - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime **Five-star reviews really help and are always appreciated** All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. SOURCES: https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2019/06/man-gunnedear-down-in-rocky-river-reservation-double-homicide-wanted-to-help-children-in-need-friend-says.html https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/06/parents-of-homicide-victim-carnell-sledge-did-not-know-woman-killed-with-him.html https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/06/fbi-cleveland-metroparks-police-plead-for-help-solving-double-killing-in-rocky-river-reservation.html https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2020/02/reward-increased-to-100000-for-tips-on-unsolved-double-homicide-in-rocky-river-reservation.html https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/08/woman-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-cleveland-metroparks-rocky-river-reservation-near-site-of-unsolved-double-slaying.html https://fox8.com/news/i-team/new-video-clues-revealed-in-cleveland-metroparks-murder-mystery-nearly-two-years-later-i-team/

This episode is our first foray into Indiana. We delve into the 1966 disappearances of three young women from Chicago, who were last seen at Indiana Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net TwitterX - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime Five-star reviews really help and are always appreciated All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. SOURCES: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/happened-three-young-sunbathers-disappeared-indiana-dunes-state-park-5-rcna69110 https://charleyproject.org/case/patricia-blough https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/what-is-the-likeliest-solution-to-the-indiana-dunes-mystery-45492c60ec42 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-21-8702170368-story.html https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/what-is-the-likeliest-solution-to-the-indiana-dunes-mystery-45492c60ec42 https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/15/us/indiana-sand-dune-boy/index.html

This epiosde takes us to 19th century Michigan, where a kingdom briefly flourished. Buy Me Coffee (please!) - https://paypal.me/greatlakestruecrime Website - www.greatlakestruecrime.net TwitterX - https://twitter.com/greatlakescrime Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greatlakescrime Venmo Donations @SteveHollywood **Five-star reviews really help and are always appreciated** All music by Kai Engel licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For more info, please visit https://www.kai-engel.com/. Produced, written, edited, and hosted by Steve from Great Lakes True Crime. SOURCES: Buhk, T. T. (2011). True Crime: Michigan : the State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases. United States: Stackpole Books. https://www.findagrave.com/mem...:~:text=He%20was%20first%20buried%20in,1876.