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In Ohio 88; we will examine the most notorious individual from each one of Ohio's 88 counties. We will explore crimes such as bank robberies, poisoning, shootouts with police, burglary, embezzlement, school shootings, sports ticket fraud and more. Additionally, we will take a look into the backgrounds of some of the most infamous individuals who called Ohio their home. Some of these people include Charles Manson, Donald Harvey, Ariel Castro, Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd, Art Schlichter, James Worley, T.J. Lane, Eric David Harris, even the husband and wife duo - Michael and Sharon Gravell
Art Schlichter's gambling spiral comes with Fayette County geography; your curiosity can make room for both.
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A loose Fayette County portrait shaped by local memory, economic context, and candid detours.
Fayette County comes into focus through the stories people attach to it: Washington Courthouse, a remembered outlet-mall stop, national park sites raised in the county conversation, and the work and household realities that shape daily life.
A Fayette County football episode about Arch Schlichter's career, gambling addiction, prison stints, and the shadow left after public success.
Ohio 88 uses Fayette County as the local frame for Arch Schlichter's rise and unraveling. The Bloomingburg native, once an Ohio State and NFL quarterback, is first placed at the 1978 Gator Bowl, where his decisive interception was followed by Woody Hayes punching Clemson…
A relaxed Logan County visit where everyday statistics sketch the shape of local life.
Ohio 88's Logan County installment frames the county through the everyday measures that make a place legible. Returning guest Stacey brings ties to Upper Sandusky and Kenton, while the conversation ranges across college options within 200 miles and the distances to a few…
A Logan County massacre reconsidered through family conflict, farm pressure, and lingering doubt over whether Scott Moody was the real shooter.
Ohio 88 returns to the 2005 Logan County massacre by sitting with the question that still troubles the accepted version: was Scott Moody really the shooter, and what would have pushed the violence that followed?
A conversational Defiance County preview where wage data, health coverage figures, and a strange U.S. marshals question converge.
Ohio 88's Defiance County Patreon preview takes a county-profile path through wages, jobs, health coverage, and the local questions that make public data feel closer to home.
Ruhr crime, patiently taken to court.
Boston's crime history, told by a working investigator.
Houston crimes, told between needling banter and hard facts.
["Fayette County is presented as a horse-breeding county with a 2020 population of 28,897, a median household income of $52,964, and a 12% poverty rate.", "Courtney returns to Ohio 88 to trace the county's 1810 creation from Ross and Highland counties and its naming for Marquis de Lafayette.", "Washington Courthouse, the county seat, is described as having 13,524 residents, a B- Niche crime rating, and a county crime grade of C- from CrimeGrade.org.", "The episode closes with 64.7% homeownership, 91.9% health coverage, and a $76,461 versus $43,000 pay gap in information jobs."]
["Ohio 88 opens with Fayette County, Ohio, created on February 19, 1810, with Washington Courthouse as county seat, before pivoting to Arch Schlichter.", "Schlichter, born in Bloomingburg on April 25, 1960, became a Miami Trace and Ohio State star, but the episode says his first gambling win came at Scioto Downs.", "The story follows a $350,000 Baltimore Colts bonus, a year that cost him $1 million, FBI cooperation against threatening bookies, and a 13-month gambling suspension from Pete Rozelle.", "It closes on Anita Barney, who says she loaned him more than $1 million, and on later prison, parole, and 2022-2024 drug charges."]
Ohio 88’s Logan County episode pairs Heather with returning guest Stacey to examine the county’s history, demographics, economy, health coverage, and crime statistics.
Ohio 88 episode 21 centers on the May 29, 2005 shootings at the Moody family farm in Logan County, Ohio, where 18-year-old Scott Moody was blamed for killing five people and injuring 15-year-old Stacey Moody.
A 10-year-old's 911 call on November 3, 2003, initially described Robert Branniger's shooting as an accident.
["Ohio 88's Defiance County episode profiles a mostly rural northwestern Ohio county that was established on March 4, 1845, and named after Fort Defiance.", "Heather and returning guest Kelsey connect that history to a General Motors powertrain plant with 2,500 workers, Defiance College's 143 degrees in 2020, and a 2020 median household income of $62,000.", "The health section focuses on 93.5% coverage, primary-care doctors seeing about 1,900 patients a year, mental health providers seeing 428, and the stigma around therapy.", "The closing stretch moves into veterans' care and local crime, including a 2019 crime rate of 136 and a 21% drop from 2018."]
Ohio 88 host Heather Wright profiles Wyandot County before recounting Richard Clark Jr.’s 2013 killings of Roger Fredericks and Cynthia Hockenberry.
Ohio 88’s Wyandotte County preview pairs county statistics with Stacey’s perspective as a resident of Upper Sandusky.
This episode discusses a special episode where a family member of a victim from a previous episode contacts the host.
The host introduces a guest to discuss crime in Hancock County, Ohio, as part of a series covering notorious individuals from each of Ohio's 88 counties.
A podcast exploring notorious criminals from each of Ohio's 88 counties, covering various crimes and infamous individuals.
This episode continues the examination of Charles Manson, covering the prosecution's opening statement and evidence in the Tate-LaBianca murders.