by Hank Nuwer | Sep 5, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
Timothy K. Rodeheffer. by Hank Nuwer On February 21, 1998, a 19-year-old gentle soul named Lynn Top from North Star, Ohio, walked for exercise on a less-traveled road off Ohio 49. A student at Wright State University’s Lake Campus in Celina, she had thick, abundant...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 30, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
When Fight Night Led to Mob Mayhem. By Hank Nuwer Randolph and Shelby County served as home to many distinguished citizens in the 1890s. However, rowdies also roamed the area. A custom on weekends in both counties for a time was...
by Hank Nuwer | Jul 23, 2024 | Sports, True Crime
Last Frontier Tales A cup of coffee in the Big Leagues Hank Nuwer The date was June 14, 1925. The Rheinlanders of Cincinnati showed up this Flag day to cheer their Reds against the Brooklyn Robins. This was the first game for new Brooklyn player-manager Zack (Buck)...
by Hank Nuwer | Jul 19, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
One of the most vicious murderers convicted of killing a victim in Randolph County invoked his constitutional right to an appeal in 2002. The Supreme Court of Indiana tagged the case as Anthony G. Hernandez v. State of Indiana. Here is the...
by Hank Nuwer | Jun 28, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
Four bandits sped into Farmland from the northwest at 1 p.m. on April 28, 1937, passing the plows and tractors of farmers who worked for their daily bread. As lookout Clarence Shaffer and another man stood guard by the getaway car with tommy guns locked and loaded,...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
On February 21, 1998, a 19-year-old gentle soul named Lynn Topp from North Star, Ohio, walked for exercise on a less-traveled road off Ohio 49. A student at Wright State University’s Lake Campus in Celina, she had thick, abundant hair and a cheerful smile always on...
