Larry Householder was once a prominent figure in Ohio politics serving in the Ohio House since 1997. BUT he faced a dramatic downfall after being embroiled in a bribery scandal.

Sources
Tina's Story
CNN Politics
Former Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years in $60 million bribery scheme

Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General
Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder Indicted on 10 State Felony Counts

Dayton Daily News
Who is Larry Householder?

Issuu
Knight's Templar
June 2002 Edition, Sir Knight Larry Householder

Ohio Capital Journal
Federal judge blasts disgraced Ohio House speaker as a “bully,” sends him straight to jail--by Marty Schladen

PBS South Florida
Former GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme

News 5 Cleveland
Former Ohio Speaker Larry Householder files appeal, says bribe payment was within First Amendment rights

The New York Times
Former Ohio House Speaker Hit With 10 Additional Felony Charges--by Michael Wines

NPR WLRN
Ohio House Speaker Arrested In Connection With $60 Million Bribery Scheme

Statehouse News Bureau
Ex-Ohio House speaker gets max sentence in corruption case, blasted as 'bully with a lust for power'--by Karen Kasler

United States Attorney's Office
Jury convicts former Ohio House Speaker, former chair of Ohio Republican Party of participating in racketeering conspiracy

Photos
Larry Householder in the General Assembly--by Ohio General Assembly via Ohio Capital Journal
Larry Householder Mug Shot--by Butler County Ohio Sheriff's Office via AP

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Tina’s Story
Esther Salas was appointed to the United States District Court of New Jersey in 2011 and loved serving on the bench. BUT tragedy strikes when a plaintiff decides to be judge, jury, and executioner.

Hillary’s Story
By the book US House rep Wayne Hays was a powerful congressman who became known for his notoriously mean attitude. BUT when a spurned lover speaks out, it closes the book on his career.

Sources
Hillary's Story
AP News
Wayne Hays, Former Congressman, Dead

History, Art, and Archives (US House of Representatives)
HAYS, Wayne Levere

Los Angeles Times
House Career Ended by Elizabeth Ray Scandal : Ex-Rep. Wayne L. Hays of Ohio

The New York Times
Wayne L. Hays of Ohio Dies at 77; Scandal Ended Career in Congress

Time (Archive)
Indecent Exposure on Capitol Hill

The Washington Post
Closed Session Romance on the Hill--by Marion Clark and rudy Maxa

Wikipedia
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays

WVXU
Of Ohio's Many Political Scandals, These Are 9 Of The Worst--by Howard Wilkinson

Photo
Wayne Hays--by US Congress via Public Domain
Elizabeth Ray--photo by Henry Griffin/AP via WVXU

Tina's Story
ABC7
'Love is light' Judge Esther Salas marks 1 year since son Daniel's murder

ABC 30
Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed at NJ home, speaks out about new bill to protect judges--by Danielle Genet & Alexandria Goodson
Suspected gunman who killed Judge Esther Salas' son disparaged her as a Latina--by Meredith Deliso

CBS News
Federal judge whose son was killed in ambush: "My son's death cannot be in vain"--by Tracy Smith
Killer's misogyny started in third grade when he tried to forcibly kiss girls in his class--by Gail Abbott Zimmerman

CNN
Attorney who was found dead named as primary suspect in fatal shooting at federal judge’s home--by Evan Perez, Brynn Gingras, Amir Vera, and Eric Levenson

The Guardian
'Anti-feminist' lawyer suspected of shooting judge's family found dead

My Central New Jersey
North Brunswick shooter suspect Roy Den Hollander's manifesto: 'Kill a Feminazi — save a child'--by Nick Muscavage
New Jersey Monthly
Immigration Stories: Esther Salas

New Jersey Spotlight News
Rand Paul refuses to meet NJ judge whose son was murdered, blocks judge security bill again--by Raven Santana

The New York Times
Inside the Violent and Misogynistic World of Roy Den Hollander--by Nicole Hong, Mihir Zaveri, and William K. Rashbaum
Suspect in Death of N.J. Judge’s Son Is Linked to California Killing--by Nicole Hong, William K. Rashbaum, Mihir Zaveri, and Katherine Rosman

NPR WLRN
An Attacker Killed A Judge's Son. Now She Wants To Protect Other Families--by Nina Totenberg
Judge Esther Salas Remembers The Night Of Assailant's Attack On Her Family--by Nina Totenberg

People
Judge Esther Salas Says It's 'Bittersweet' Returning to Work 7 Months After Her Son Was Killed--by Eric Todisco

The State of New Jersey
Governor Murphy Signs "Daniel's Law"

Photos
Judge Esther Salas--via Public Domain
Roy Den Hollander--from Hollander's website via The New York Times
Marc Angelucci during an interview in The Red Pill--from Cassie Jaye and Jaye Bird Productions via Fair Use

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Tina’s Story
Lance Mason served in the Ohio House and Senate before his appointment to the Cuyahoga County Court. BUT his violent actions move him from the bench to the defendant’s table.

Hillary’s Story
The America First Committee began as an isolationist group in early 20th century. BUT its anti-Semitic and racist attitudes are still being used by the GOP today.

Tina's Sources
Cleveland
Cleveland judge accused of beating wife had 2,500 rounds of ammunition, semi-automatic rifles, sword and smoke grenades in home--by Cory Shaffer
Disgraced judge Lance Mason pleads guilty to ex-wife’s murder, faces life in prison--by Cory Shaffer
Ohio House passes Aisha’s Law, named after beloved Shaker Heights teacher who was murdered by her ex-husband--by Laura Hancock

Cleveland 19
Arrest of former judge Lance Mason for murder of ex-wife shown on Shaker Heights police video (graphic)--by Chris Anderson
'What a monster you are’: Former judge Lance Mason will be parole eligible after 35 years for brutally killing ex-wife Aisha Fraser--by Chris Anderson

CNN
Former Ohio judge and politician Lance Mason pleads guilty to killing ex-wife--by Jason Hanna and Carma Hassan

The New York Times
Former Ohio Judge Who Beat His Wife Is Arrested in Her Stabbing Death--by Matthew Haag

NPR WLRN
Ex-Judge Who Spent 9 Months In Prison For Beating Wife Is Arrested After She's Killed--by Emily Sullivan

Refinery 29
This Judge Received Special Treatment After Beating His Wife. Then He Killed Her.--by Leah Carroll

WKYC Studios
Former Cuyahoga County Judge Lance Mason sentenced to life in prison for ex-wife's murder--by yler Carey, Stephanie Metzger, Leon Bibb
Judge Lance Mason indicted for assault on wife--by Kim Wendel

Photos
Judge Lance Mason Mugshot--from OHIO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS via People
Aisha Fraser--from Shaker Heights Schools via People
Judge Mason in Court--screenshot via Fox8 News

Hillary's Sources
All That's Interesting
Inside The Shocking Origins Of The ‘America First’ Movement--by Jaclyn Anglis

The Atlantic
A Short History of 'America First'--by Krishnadev Calamur

Britannica
America First Committee

CNN
Trump's 'America First' has ugly echoes from U.S. history-
By Susan Dunn

NPR WLRN
'America First': From Charles Lindbergh To President Trump--by Greg Myre of All Things Considered

Salon
Charles Lindbergh's unapologetic bigotry: How he became the face of the America First Committee--by Candace Fleming

Time
The Long History Behind Donald Trump's 'America First' Foreign Policy

The Washington Post
President Trump’s ‘America First’ slogan was popularized by Nazi sympathizers--by Eric Rauchway

Wikipedia
America First Committee

Photos
America First signs at the Republican Convention in 2016--Photo by Joe Raedle via The Guardian
Charles Lindbergh speaking at an America First Committee Rally--from AP via NPR
Dr. Seuss cartoon about America First Committee--from Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego via NPR

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Tina’s Story
Harding’s presidency was rife with scandal. BUT it’s his extramarital affairs, love child, and questionable death that have captivated history lovers.

Hillary’s Story
The USS Indianapolis served the US military during WW2. BUT when a torpedo strikes, sinking the ship, the crew faces shark infested waters.

Tina's Sources
CBS News
Documents reveal fate of 13 missing sailors from the USS Indianapolis, iconic ship torpedoed in shark-infested waters during World War II

Constitution Center
Generations later, President Warren Harding’s sudden death recalled

History
Warren G. Harding’s Steamy Love Letters Unsealed--by Christopher Klein

History Daily
Warren G. Harding's Death: Conspiracy Or Heart Attack? Did His Wife Poison Him?--by Josh Robertson

Iron Tribune
Strange but True: “…I should never have been here.”

J. Michael Martinez
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Warren G. Harding--by J. Michael Martinez

New York Times Magazine
The Letters That Warren G. Harding’s Family Didn’t Want You to See--by Jordan Michael Smith

PBS
The ‘strange’ death of Warren G. Harding--by Dr. Howard Markel

Politico
America's Horniest President--by Jordan Michael Smith
I Read Every Memoir by a Presidential Mistress. Including Stormy’s--by Bill Scher

Smithsonian
The Worst Shark Attack in History--by Natasha Geiling

Time Magazine
DNA Tests Proved This 92-Year-Old Presidential Rumor--by Aditya Agrawal

The US Sun
BLOOD IN THE WATER Inside deadliest shark attack EVER as 150 sailors from USS Indianapolis eaten alive after warship sunk in WW2--by Katie Davis

Weird History
The Story of the Deadliest Shark Attack in US History--via YouTube

Wikipedia
[Nan Britton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Britton#:~:text=Nanna%20Popham%20Britton%20(November%209,President%20of%20the%20United%20States.)

Photos
Warren G. Harding--from Library of Congress via The White House website
Florence Harding--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia
Carrie Fulton Phillips--from Library of Congress via Mistresses the Play
Nan Britton--via Fair Use (Wikipedia)

Hillary's Story
BBC
USS Indianapolis sinking: 'You could see sharks circling'--By Alex Last

Britannica
USS Indianapolis

Fascinating Horror
The Story of the USS Indianapolis | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror--via YouTube

History
USS Indianapolis: Survivor Accounts From the Worst Sea Disaster in US Naval History

Smithsonian
The Worst Shark Attack in History--Natasha Geiling

The National WWII Museum
Surviving the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Naval History and Heritage Command
Indianapolis (CA-35)

The Tennessean
Timeline USS Indianapolis Discovered

Wikipedia
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

Photos
USS Indianapolis--from US Naval Historical Center via CBS News
Survivors Surrounded by Sharks--from National Archives via St. Augustine Lighthouse
USS Indianapolis Survivors--from National Archives via CBS News
USS Indianapolis Wreckage--by Navigea via CBS News

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Hillary’s Story
The Purity Distilling Company facility stored a considerable amount of molasses at the North End of Boston in 1919. BUT faulty storage vats lead to one of the greatest disasters in Boston history.

Tina’s Story
Jimmy Dimora served for decades as a County Commissioner and Chairman of the Democratic Party in Ohio. BUT when his pay for play schemes are revealed he is sentenced to federal prison in one of the largest corruption cases in Ohio history.

Sources
Hillary's Story
America Comes Alive
The “Boston Molassacre”--by Kate Kelly

Boston Magazine
Anarchists, Horses, Heroes: 12 Things You Didn’t Know about the Great Boston Molasses Flood--by Spencer Buell

Bright Hub
The Boston Molasses Disaster: Causes of the Molasses Tank Explosion

History
Why the Great Molasses Flood Was So Deadly

NBC News
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 killed 21 after 2 million gallon tank erupted--by Ben Kesslen

Smithsonian--via Eric Postpishchil's Blog
Without Warning, Molasses in January Surged Over Boston--by Edwards Park

South China Morning Post
Great Molasses Flood: US marks 100 years since deadly wave of treacle trashed part of Boston

WBUR
100 Years Later: Lessons From Boston's Molasses Flood Of 1919--by Jaime Bologna

Wikipedia
Great Molasses Flood

Photos
North End of Boston after explosion--via Public Domain
Tank prior to explosion--via Public Domain
Cars covered in molasses--from Boston Globe via History

Tina's Story
Cleveland
Commissioner Jimmy Dimora driven by greed, charges show--by John Caniglia
Cuyahoga County votes to change government; Ohio to gamble on casinos and Frank Jackson re-elected: Election Roundup
Ex-Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s health is failing; attorney asks for release from prison at re-sentencing--by Adam Ferrise
Jimmy Dimora at center of one of biggest local corruption cases in U.S. history--by Tony Brown
Judge shaves 5 years off disgraced former Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s corruption sentence--by Adam Ferrise
Summary of the counts in the Jimmy Dimora indictment--by Gabriel Baird

Cleveland Magazine
Life of the Party
The Cleveland 50: Jimmy Dimora Sentenced to 28 Years

Clevescene
Listen to Jimmy Dimora and Frank Russo Talk Like Assholes--By Vince Grzegorek

Find Law
OH County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora Arrested

Fox 8
10 Years Since Jimmy Dimora Conviction

Patch
Jimmy Dimora Gets Less Time For His Crimes As Judge Knocks Five Years Off His Prison Term

WKYC
3News Investigates: Jimmy Dimora calls shorter prison term "disappointing to say the least!"
Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora's prison sentence reduced to 23 years--by Phil Trexler

Photos
Jimmy Dimora Mug Shot--from Cuyahoga County Jail via Fox 8
Gambling Video Evidence--from US Dept of Justice via Fox 8
Recipt Evidence--from US Dept of Justice via Fox 8

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Tina’s Story
In 2012, Tracie Hunter became the first black woman to serve as a juvenile court judge in Hamilton County, Ohio. BUT when evidence surfaces that she used her position to help her brother, jurors sit in judgment of her actions.

Hillary’s Story
Democrat David Wu earned his first congressional seat in 1998 and he supported science backed policies and advocated for human rights. BUT when events of his past come forward, a dark side of the congressman is revealed.

Sources
Tina's Story
Ballotpedia
Tracie Hunter

Cincinnati Business Courier
Here's why ex-judge Tracie Hunter is getting out of jail early--by Barrett J. Brunsman

Case Mine
Hunter V. Hamilton Cnty. bd. of Elections

Cincinnati Enquirer
Judge Tracie Hunter indicted on 8 felony counts--By Kimball Perry
Tracie Hunter could be refunded nearly $17,000 after appeals court ruling--by Kevin Grasha

The Cincinnati Herald
Tracie Hunter’s conviction is unlawful--by Stacy M. Brown

The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio case may set U.S. voting precedent

Fox 19 News
Ex-judge Tracie Hunter’s 6-year legal battle ends with probation being terminated--by Kevin Grasha
Hunter witness: Records given to judge's brother 'unethical,' refused to take them--by Jody Barr

LA Sentinel
'I am still storng, still standing' Trancie Hunter releaserd early from jail; seeks exoneration--by Dan Yount, The Cinnicinati Herald
Ohio State Sen. Cecil Thomas: Tracie Hunter’s Conviction is Unlawful--by Stacy M. Brown

Laws in Texas
Why Did Former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter End Up in Jail?

WCPO Cincinnati 9
Tracie Hunter timeline: Conflict follows judge from election to trial to present

WHIO
Tracie Hunter, controversial former Juvenile Court judge, to get out early

Wikipedia
Hamilton County, Ohio

WLWT5 News
Judge Tracie Hunter's brother takes stand in her trial--by Brad Evans

WRTV
Former judge Tracie Hunter dragged from courtroom, ordered to serve six-month sentence--by WCPO staff

Photos
Tracie Hunter dragged out of court--screenshot from WLWT 5 via YouTube
Steven Hunter interview about sister, Judge Tracie Hunter--screenshot from Dr. Vanessa Enouch via YouTube
Tracie Hunter released from jail--screenshot from Cincinnati Fox 19 Tracie Hunter released from jail--screenshot from Cincinnati Fox 19

Hillary's Story
The Atlantic
It's Not Just the 18-Year-Old: A List of Disturbing Stuff David Wu's Done--by Elspeth Reeve

BuzzFeed News
The Strange Case Of The Congressman Who Resigned And Never Left--Kate Nocera

The Oregonian
Allegation of assault on woman in 1970s in college shadow U.S. Rep. David Wu
Rep. David Wu boxed in by ethics investigation, forced to resign after pressure from colleagues
Sources: Young woman accuses Oregon Rep. David Wu of aggressive, unwanted sexual encounter

Politico
Wu won't resign; Pelosi seeks probe--by Jonathan Allen and John Bresnahan

Roll Call
Pelosi Seeks Ethics Investigation of Wu--by Jessica Brady

Wikipedia
David Wu

Photos
David Wu--from Office of Representative via Public Domain

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