Who Killed Sarah Alice Laughlin? | Ohio Legends and Tales
Channel: Josh Bearheart Hawk's Legends and Tales
Date: 03/06/2022

While exploring a cemetery near Bellefontaine, Ohio in 2016 I stumbled upon a headstone that would capture my attention for the next several years. After a ton of research, I would make my first documentary-style video that fall and ultimately light a fire in me that burns to this day for finding historical stories lost to time and bringing them into the light. This year, I decided to remake that first documentary, bringing it up to date with the Ohio Legends and Tales series and adding some new details I have discovered. This is Finding Allie!

In 1875, a 16-year-old girl named Sarah Alice Laughlin, better known to her friends and family as Allie, was murdered near the Lewistown Reservoir. Initially, it seemed to be an open and shut case regarding who killed her, but like many things in life, it wasn't that simple. A man named James Schell would be convicted, sentenced and executed by a mob that was seeking revenge for the heinous crime, but further investigation would reveal he may not have done it at all. So, who really killed Allie Laughlin? Was it James Schell? Or was there someone else wielding the knife? Join me in this special episode of Ohio Legends and Tales as we uncover the story of what happened to Sarah Alice Laughlin.

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Chapters:
0:00 intro
2:19 Chapter 1: The Old Family Farm
4:02 Chapter 2: The Lewistown Reservoir
8:00 Chapter 3: Mob Justice