Weird Events in Ohio History with James Willis

Presented by James Willis, the author of Weird Ohio , Central Ohio Legends & Lore , Ohio's Historic Haunts , and more! Did you know the 1884 mine fire started in New Straitsville, Ohio is still burning? Or that a well-liked Miami University student walked out of his campus dorm room in 1953 and vanished without a trace? How about Cleveland, Ohio being home to a string of unsolved murders in the 1930s that even Eliot Ness couldn't solve? Oh yeah, and then there's the case of a Southern Ohio man who spent years trying to convince the US government that he'd found the entrance to the Hollow Earth. And let's not forget that there were several unsuccessful attempts to create a literal Utopia in Ohio. If you're interested in learning about all the historical events your Ohio History teacher never told you about, then this presentation is for you!