Jon Barry Simonis, dubbed the Ski Mask Rapist, gained infamy as one of the country’s most prolific serial rapists.

He was eventually captured and charged in Louisiana in 1981, but not before he brought his reign of terror to Central Ohio and another man paid the price for those crimes.

Listen to part one of the Jon Barry Simonis story.

Investigators are stumped in the 1946 disappearance of 24-year-old school teacher, Lola Celli. In part two of the story, investigators are flooded with information on the whereabouts of Lola.

Are any of the tips valid? 

It’s a wild ride as the police try to separate fact from fiction in the conclusion of this fascinating story on Dead Before Deadline.

In 1946, 24-year-old Lola Celli was a home economics teacher in West Liberty, Ohio.

In February of that year, she made the 55-mile train trip from West Liberty to the home of her parents in Grandview Heights, a suburb of Columbus, for Washington’s Birthday weekend. On Saturday morning, Lola called upstairs to her mother, stating that she was walking to the bus stop and planned go shopping in downtown Columbus.

A neighbor claimed to have seen her walking down the street, but beyond that, Lola Celli was never seen again. She has been missing nearly 80 years.

Listen to this fascinating story on Dead Before Deadline.

In 1987, George Mosko was living in Loveland, Colorado, and working as an industrial chemical salesman. His brother, John, was starting a business in Lima, New York, and wanted George to come work for him. According to friends, George did not want to leave Colorado, but felt duty-bound to help his brother. 

The route between Loveland and Lima does not go through Central Ohio, but that’s where George ended up, calling the police from a Licking County bar, claiming that truckers had been harassing him for 200 miles.

A short time later, his truck and trailer were found abandoned, and George Mosko had disappeared.

Tune into Dead Before Deadline to hear the bizarre tale of the disappearance of George Mosko.

Mary Ann Blake was the most notorious teenage prostitute in Columbus, Ohio, having been arrested more than 100 times before her 18th birthday.

Shortly after turning 18, Mary Ann stole $200 and a ring from Gary Moore, a man who identified himself as her boyfriend.

In the aftermath of the theft, Moore murdered three members of Mary Ann’s family, including her 22-month-old nephew. Mary Ann escaped unscathed.

Tune into Dead Before Deadline to hear the entire story of the woman who left a contrail of chaos her entire life.

What happened to the central figures in the Just Sweats case? Robin and Jaclynn will cover that in the final episode of Season 2 of Dead Before Deadline. They will also discuss some of the unusual, and sometimes humorous, events that occurred during the years that Robin and colleague Cathy Candisky covered the case, including the events that led to his leaving the newspaper.

The chaos continues as Dr. Boggs heads to trial for murder. Hawkins has been extradited from Italy. He and Hanson are set to go on trial together. All three men will be convicted.

In a subsequent interview, Hanson said that he and Hawkins concocted the murder-for insurance plan during what he called a late-night brainstorming session. He also said, “It was a foolish thing to do.”

Okay, how about evil? Could we go with evil? After all, there was an innocent man lying dead on the floor of the doctor’s office.

In this episode, Robin and Jaclynn will begin to wind down the saga.

The reporters have a little fun with a Glendale detective who sent a spy to determine if Robin and Cathy had secret missives from John Hawkins.

At this point, Hanson and Dr. Boggs are in jail, but Hawkins is still on the run. It’s an upset lover in the Netherlands and an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show that puts authorities on the trail of John Hawkins. And, it’s an unusual birthmark that seals his fate.

Now, everyone is interested in the Just Sweats case. Authorities from California and Ohio converge on Fort Worth in hopes of getting custody of Gene Hanson. On Feb. 2, 1989, John Hawkins, Gene Hanson and Dr. Richard Boggs are charged with murder for financial gain with death penalty specifications.

The fly in the ointment is that the death of Ellis Henry Greene had been ruled “natural causes.” An expert witness, renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, is brought in to see if he can pinpoint a cause of death that will prove that Greene was murdered. His conclusion was, that Greene was killed in the manner used by 19th Century grave robbers.

It’s January of 1989 and Columbus Dispatch reporters Robin Yocum and Cathy Candisky have a pretty clear picture of how the multi-million-dollar scam was supposed to work.

What they don’t know is the whereabouts of co-conspirators John Hawkins and Gene Hanson.

Until . . .

At 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 1989, American Airlines Flight 150 from Acapulco lands at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport. As the passengers are filing off, customs officials see a man coming off a flight who looks nervous and is in a big hurry.

Customs officials think he’s a drug dealer. He’s not, but the running is about to be over for Gene Hanson.