OM Backroads: Ep. 113. "Arsenic Annie", the first woman serial killer to be put to death in Ohio's electric chair.
Hello and Welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads.
What lurks in the shadows of Ohio’s backroads, forgotten cemeteries, and hidden corners of history? Join us as we uncover the Buckeye State’s most chilling legends, mysterious sightings, and enduring folklore.
Tonight's episode we take a look at the first woman to be executed in the state of Ohio, Anna Marie Hahn. The press would label her the Blond Borgia and Arsenic Annie. She was born in Germany and come to Cincinnati around 1929 to join a relative in the Over the Rhine neighborhood.
What follows is a tale of scandal, arson…
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