The Most Famous Rug in Ohio

Candice Lim is joined by Slate producer Cheyna Roth to recap the
spooky adventures of a woman in Ohio who found a rug buried in her
backyard. In September, a woman in Ohio named Katie Santry woke up
to discover her laptop was broken and items on her desk were
rearranged, leading her to believe her house was haunted. However,
she also dropped the small fun fact that while digging up a hole in
her backyard for a fencing project, her family discovered a
rolled-up carpet buried underground. What transpired next included
cadaver dogs, overnight police units, and neighborhood live
streams. But the rapidity of her fame brings into question social
media’s influence on local law enforcement and the state of true
crime theorists on TikTok. This podcast is produced by Se’era
Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim with production
assistance from Kevin Bendis, Maura Currie, and Kat Hong. Learn
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