Ohio Mysteries · Evergreen Podcasts
OM Backroads Ep:83. The Toledo Speedboat disaster of 1930 and the Ghost Ship of the Ohio River
·57 min·5 clips
A rumor network claimed pirates kidnapped the eight men, sending searchers to a swampy prohibition-era hideout.
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A river mystery where Prohibition gossip and cold water matter more than easy answers.
The episode follows a river mystery through Prohibition-era gossip and competing theories about what happened on the water. It works best when it keeps the speculation anchored to a real timeline: the last sighting, the hours before the boat was found, and the plain possibility…
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You want an Ohio river mystery with Prohibition-era rum-running tension and an uneasy, lingering tone.
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