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Great Lakes True Crime

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59 episodes
Language
English
Date created
2018/05/22
Latest episode
2026/08/04
Average duration
19 min.
Release period
76 days

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An independent podcast based in Cleveland, Ohio primarily focused on the lower Great Lakes region but ventures out from time to time. No banter. No schedule. Short episodes. Socials: X and Facebook Email: [email protected] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/great-lakes-true-crime/id1387687232  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dh8L0HmNCUmeSGjSEEJgK

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Ep.60 - Linda Pagano [Unsolved]
2026/08/04
Episode 60 brings us to Akron and Strongsville, Ohio for the 1974 disappearance and unsolved murder of Linda Marie Pagano. Buy Me Coffee, Please! - https://ko-fi.com/greatlakestruecrime  Website - https://greatlakestruecrime.weebly.com/  X - https://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 help others discover the show. Thanks for helping out!*****
Ep.59 - Jessica Lyn Keen
2026/06/14
Episode 59 brings us to Columbus, Ohio for the senseless, brutal murder of Jessica Lyn Keen in 1991. For more information on Huckleberry House or to donate, please visit huckhouse.org. Buy Me Coffee, Please! - https://ko-fi.com/greatlakestruecrime  Website - https://greatlakestruecrime.weebly.com/  X - https://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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jessica_Keenhttps://unsolved.com/gallery/jessica-keen/https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/teen-chased-into-cemetery-at-night-and-bludgeoned-with-headstone-4b7a536de687https://alchetron.com/Jessica-Keenhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jessica_Keenhttps://vocal.media/criminal/murder-in-a-cemeteryhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160527164807/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2009/02/27/keen.htmlhttps://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/search/DetailsPrint/A605036
Ep.58 - Chelsea Bruck
2026/03/31
Ep.58 brings us to southeastern Michigan for the tragic story of Chelsea Bruck, who was senselessly murdered in 2014.   Buy Me Coffee, Please! - https://ko-fi.com/greatlakestruecrime  Website - https://greatlakestruecrime.weebly.com/  X - https://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.monroenews.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/08/chelsea-bruck-case-it-all/21095125007/ https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/01/09/court-of-appeals-upholds-life-sentence-for-daniel-clay-in-2014-murder-of-chelsea-bruck/ https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2015/04/26/remains-found-in-monroe-county-identified-as-chelsea-bruck/ https://people.com/what-happened-to-chelsea-bruck-11838065 https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=372515 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145541228/chelsea-ellen-bruck https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/12/03/maybee-murder/94855570/
Ep.57 - Cheryl Hughes (Unsolved)
2026/01/23
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
Ep.56 - Case Updates: Amy Mihaljevic and Beverly Jarosz
2026/01/11
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
Ep.55 - The Vanishing of Cindy Anderson (Unsolved)
2025/11/11
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
Ep.54 - Katrina Smith
2025/06/17
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
Ep.53 - Kalee Bruce
2025/02/16
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
Ep.52 - Missing: Brian Shaffer
2024/12/15
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/
Ep.51 - Maria Marshall
2024/07/30
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
Ep.50 - Hazel Burns
2024/04/21
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
Ep.49 - Ronald Tammen
2024/01/15
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)
Ep.48 - The Ghost Cat of Fairport Harbor
2023/11/06
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: Willis, James A. Ohio’s Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State. Kent State University Press, 2015. https://www.rockthelake.com/buzz/2017/10/ghost-cat-fairport-harbor-lighthouse-eerie-erie-story/ http://www.lhdigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1136 https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=285
Ep.47 - Theresa Andrews
2023/10/09
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.../
Ep.46 Noelle Paquette
2023/09/11
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

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4.6 out of 5
118 reviews
★★★★★
listener954 2025/02/24
Like others have said….
Well written and produced and interesting stories. Thx!
★★★★★
Jmhis34 2023/06/02
Phenomenal
This pod is one of the most professional and well researched podcasts, not only in its genre, but across the podcast spectrum. Well done good sir, ext...
★★★★★
nikicrowe21 2023/05/25
Love his voice, very through, and loves subtitled programs as much as I do!
I have a meeting to write a review for you for a long time now !! Thank you so for putting out such a wonderful and informative podcast – and not just...
★★★★★
usmona 2023/04/10
Awesome stories!
The voice, the content, everything is just A+++. Highly recommend!
★★★★★
grovesholland65 2022/11/27
Excellent
Love these! Always intriguing!
★★★★★
ohio water lover 2022/05/21
Glad I discovered this!
Very interesting material. Host has great delivery and I love his voice.
★★★★★
maggptbaby 2021/06/14
Beverly Potts
The Cleveland Police Department is a joke. #justiceforcalebmarple #justiceforbeverlypotys
★★★★★
ismereldaGL 2021/06/11
Great podcast.
The host has a great radio voice!
★★★★★
60pi 2021/03/26
More please.
I just noticed I’m all caught up. I like the straight forward, simplicity of this podcast. Good job!
★★★★★
rosallea 2021/02/04
Well done
How refreshing to hear a well told, organized synopsis of the cases, touching upon the relevant information , direct , respectful and presented with...
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