OPD Facts
The number of Public Defender Commission members appointed by the Governor of Ohio
Four
This 2020 miniseries looks at how wrongful convictions affect the lives of those involved
The Innocence Files
This country hosted the first game of Disc Golf, which was probably very polite and friendly
Canada
The year Season One takes place, and also the year that Chicken McNuggets were introduced.
1983
Akron was home to the invention of this, which keeps pants up, coats closed, and talkative mouths shut.
The Zipper.
In the 1970s and 1980s, OPD Investigators purportedly carried these
Guns
The "crime" relevant to this Ava DuVernay 2016 documentary dates back to 1865, if not earlier
13th
The not-so-creative name of Upper Arlington's flagship disc golf store
Disc Golf Mart
The storytelling board game Mike, Dustin, Lucas and Will -- and later maybe Erica? -- love to play.
Dungeons and Dragons
The candy, not the flotation device, was invented in Garretsville OH in 1912
Life Savers
The Wrongful Conviction Project started in this year
2009
A Bowl of Hygieia and a Serpant are icons of the profession that is the name of a 2020 series about a dad's efforts to identify his son's killer.
The Pharmacist
Germany
Fans started a Justice For social media campaign for this beloved but brief character from season 1
Barb
This college, a two hours drive northeast from Columbus, was the first college in the U.S. to admit students who were female and to admit students who were African-American
Oberlin
Excluding Public Defender, the two classifications that employ the most OPDers
Office Professional 2 & Criminal Investigator 2 (each have 6)
This 2018, 4-episode mini-series covers a criminal plot with many twists and turns, and some pizza
Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist
The number of Disc Golf courses in Ohio, according to Disc Golf Scene website
287, at 278 locations
Not-so-hot-off the press: the job Murray Bauman used to do for a living
Reporter
Is that a ding I hear or just water flowing? This town claims to be the first place a concrete street was poured
Bellefontaine
Among our current workforce, the average years & months of experience at OPD
9 years, 9 months
This Philadelphia DA's Conviction Integrity employee appears on screen in an Innocence Files episode and used to work for OPD
Carrie Wood
Since 2016, the first Saturday of this Month celebrates National Disc Golf Day
August
The two adult actors who are divorced parents of the actress who played Robin, Steve's Scoops Ahoy pal in season three.
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman
Don't feel rotten, this is Ohio's State Beverage
Tomato juice