ReTrial Podcast

Author: Dayton Bar Association

Welcome to ReTrial Podcast where we decode legal history that happened in Dayton, Ohio. These cases, lawyers and stories set the stage for present-day learning across our nation. Hosted by trial attorney & historian, David Greer and Judge Gerald Parker.
Be a guest on this podcast

Language: en-us

Genres: History

Contact email: Get it

Feed URL: Get it

iTunes ID: Get it

Trailer:

Get all podcast data

Listen Now...

Abduction, Kidnapping, Murder: One of the Biggest Trials in Dayton History
Episode 8
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

In September 1975, Lester Imhoff — a prominent Dayton furniture store owner — left work and never came home. What followed would become one of the most explosive criminal cases in Dayton history— making national news. Abduction. Kidnapping. Murder. One of the biggest trials the city has ever seen. A ransom note assembled from children’s alphabet letters demanded $400,000 — more than $2.5 million in today’s dollars. Special guest, retired Judge Dennis Langer, former Montgomery County First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.#LegalHistory #TrueCrime #KidnappingCase #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie