Episode 56 - Gary Knepp - Clermont County Historian

About this episode

Gary Knepp returns to discuss true crime and historical events in Clermont County.

Episode 56 — Gary Knepp — True Crime in Clermont County   We start with a couple of school-focused local updates, then Gary Knepp returns to the show for a talk about true crime in Clermont County, including gambling, murder cases, lynchings, and the county’s stranger legal history. We also talk about Gary’s upcoming book on Camp Dennison and why it remains such an important part of local Civil War history.  Interview — Gary Knepp (local historian, author, and retired attorney)   Gary’s return to the show and how his work in Clermont County history led him into local true crime research Early punishment in the county, including whipping posts, stocks, and how justice worked on the frontier Gambling in Clermont County during the 1920s and 1930s, including the Arrowhead Club, the Silver Ranch, and mob ties The story of James Dalhover and the Depression-era crime gang tied to stolen World War I machine guns from Felicity and Moscow The infamous Dovey Dean case, her confession, and why it still raises questions More capital murder history from Clermont County, including the Michael Webb case and how death penalty cases played out locally A lynching in New Richmond and…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Venturella

Guest: Gary Knepp

Topics covered

• true crime
• local history
• gambling
• lynchings
• capital murder
• Civil War
• historical research

Keywords

• true crime
• Clermont County
• gambling
• lynchings
• capital murder
• Camp Dennison
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Camp Dennison

Places: Clermont County, New Richmond, Felicity, Moscow

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