OM Backroads: Ep. 106.Laffin Sal and the Echoes of the Midway
Hello and Welcome to another episode of Ohio Mystery Backroads. Step right up folks… but don’t get too close to Laffin Sal. In this chilling episode, we explore the wild history of one of America’s most unsettling carnival icons—a life-sized laughing figure whose cackling once echoed across midways and funhouses. Known for her wide grin, towering presence, and relentless mechanical laughter, Laffin Sal was designed to entertain… but for many, she did the exact opposite. We’ll trace Sal’s origins at a paper cache company in Canton, Ohio on to early 20th-century amusement parks, uncover how she…
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