Logan, Ohio

Episode 108 / 28 February 2019 / 139 min / full

Love Triangle Plus Two

"James says 'We're going to Logan, Ohio here. It's in South Central Ohio... almost an hour outside of Columbus' and 'it's in Hocking County'" about 0:04:38

The case: Murder of Summer Cook Inman (March 22, 2011). Read the case file.

The figures, as told in 2019

Population

7,030

Median age

39.6

Median household income

$35,000

Median home value

$121,700

Two-bedroom rent

$830

Cost of living

$89,000

Religious

25%

Property crime

▲ double the average

Violent crime

▼ about 10% under the average

History, in brief

• Residents named the town in honour of Chief Logan, of the Mingo tribe, who was known as Logan the Orator. about 0:07:55
• Chief Logan was a Cayuga born into the Iroquois Confederacy; he moved to the Ohio area in the 1760s and became affiliated with the Mingo. about 0:08:13
• Logan took revenge for family members killed by white settlers in Virginia in what became known as the Yellow Creek Massacre, and his actions helped spark the Dunmore War in 1774. about 0:08:29
• In 1869 the US government removed the Indians in the area, three tribes, to Ottawa County, Oklahoma. about 0:10:01
• In 1881 a band of Cuyugas from Canada joined the Seneca tribe in Oklahoma. about 0:10:25
• Shortly before Oklahoma became a state, members of the tribes were given individual land allotments as the government tried to get rid of tribal-owned land and force personal land ownership on them. about 0:10:34
• After the war over his massacre, Chief Logan made a speech known as Logan's Lament, and people began calling him the Orator. about 0:11:22
• In 1880 Logan had 2,600 residents, three newspaper offices, six churches, two banks, a railroad, manufacturing businesses, and an iron and steel company as big employers. about 0:11:47
• In 1882, in a town of 2,500 people, 395 sheep were killed by dogs, with the dead sheep valued at $1,448. about 0:12:30
• In the same year 259 sheep were injured, with damage to them of $599, and the collection from the dog tax was $2,710. about 0:13:13
• The town's records listed births of 276 white males, 294 white females, 13 black males and six black females. about 0:13:35
• The pauperism records listed 47 males and 58 females in the infirmary, 35 males and 41 females admitted during the year, and 40 males and 54 females otherwise supported by the county. about 0:13:55
• The cost of keeping the infirmary to the county was $7,205; keeping other paupers cost $3,756.72; all paupers including medical care cost almost $11,000, or $0.17 per pauper per day. about 0:14:24
• The records listed 192 deaths, 285 white marriages and seven black marriages, and 350 mortgages recorded for $2.5 million. about 0:15:17
• The dog tax at $1 per capita raised $1,681, implying 1,681 dogs; there were also poor, bridge, road, township and sub-district taxes, and the poor tax raised $12,000. about 0:15:43
• Personal property in the town included 4,895 horses valued at $283,000, 12,242 cattle, 268 mules, 86,996 sheep, 6,752 hogs, 705 carriages, 658 watches and 415 pianos and organs. about 0:17:00
• Coal mining dominated the late 19th century and continued into the 20th, providing most of the jobs in the county. about 0:18:30

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Episode 369 / 9 March 2023 / 161 min / full

Blood On The Corn

"This week, in Logan, Ohio ... it's in southeastern Ohio, about 50 minutes to Columbus ... This is in Hocking County." about 0:05:41

The case: Murders of Annette Cooper Johnston and Todd Schultz (October 4, 1982). Read the case file.

The figures, as told in 2023

Population

6,933

Median age

36.4

Median household income

$35,184

Median home value

$141,900

Two-bedroom rent

$715

Religious

25%

Property crime

▼ one third over

Violent crime

▼ just under

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