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CRIME TRAVEL in TOLEDO, OHIO -- A Terrible Tragedy - The Murder of Mr. John Harmon

John Harmon, a highly respected citizen is shot and killed in cold blood by Peter D. Cole on Main Street in the town of Deshler, Ohio just outside of Toledo, Ohio. Several witnesses were present in the six shot murder, including Mr. Harmon’s young son, as he is gunned down, traumatizing both families involved, as well as the town for one last time.

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CRIME TRAVEL in TOLEDO, OHIO -- A Strange Disappearance | Murder without a Clue

A Strange Disappearance and Murder Without a Clue- Our story begins in 1887 when Mrs. Margaret Ellis disappears after a night at the theater in Toledo, Ohio.  The only items found were her shoe and an article of clothing.  
This strange case was brought to light and dimmed out just as quick, as we look at the circumstances and try to draw some of our own conclusions as to what happened to Mrs. Margaret Ellis. 
The second story takes place in 1894 when the home of Mr. and Mrs. Seiner is entered, and both are brutally murdered. Their son is missing, and their barn is set on fire.  The details around this story are hazy and it is said that the murders were done in a cruel manner.  No clue was left behind. 
And, finally, we are in 1897 when a suspected suicide is investigated further, after witnesses proclaim to have seen two men with the deceased, Mrs. Alonzo Bennett. We are led through twists and turns for this Who-Done-It crime to try to catch a killer. 

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CRIME TRAVEL in TOLEDO, OHIO -- DRUNK MAN'S DEED

Join me, Kelley Amstutz, The Genealogy Investigator, as we learn about the man inflamed by liquor and jealousy, shooting dead eighteen-year-old Caroline Hunt, and her family because she refused his affections due to him being married. 

This case is full of bad decisions, which come to light as we move through the twists and turns to learn the fate of the Drunk Man's Deed.  

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CRIME TRAVEL in TOLEDO, OHIO -- THROUGH THE HEART

Our first case takes us back to 10 Jan. 1889, with the Horrible Murder and Suicide of M. Shaffer and Mary Jane Valentine in East Toledo, Ohio on Front and Platt Streets.

Our second case takes place on 15 Apr. 1900 when two aged women, Kate and Joanna Sullivan, the Sullivan Sisters, are robbed in their Toledo, Ohio farm home and one is murdered and the other sister goes insane.

Join me, Kelley Amstutz, The Genealogy Investigator, as we hunt for the killer(s) of this notorious murder mystery.

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CRIME TRAVEL in TOLEDO, OHIO -- GET A MURDERER

GET A MURDERER

We dive into the 1884 murder of Mrs. Gottlieb Stahl, a saloon keeper on Monroe Street in Toledo, Ohio who was robbed and murdered by strangulation on 20 Dec. 1884.

This is a real who-done-it and we investigate the various characters who come into play in this gripping tale of murder, manipulation, and misidentified suspects. 

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