Born in Licking County when it was America's western frontier, Victoria Claflin was born into poverty and grew up the daughter of a conman who groomed her to be a child preacher and spiritualist. She ran away just after turning 15, becoming a child bride and mother. Her "spirit guides" promised her she'd grow up to be wealthy and powerful, but nobody could have predicted what was to come.\n\nwww.ohiomysteries.com\n\nfeedback@ohiomysteries.com\n\nwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteries\n\nwww.twitter.com/mysteriesohio\n\nwww.facebook.com/ohiomysteries\n\nAdditional music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices