Residents of Mentor’s Woodhill subdivision have been plagued by a mysterious, foul odor that has defied solution despite numerous attempts by officials to identify and eliminate the source, and Today in Ohio podcast hosts can’t understand why.

“I’m amazed that this could last for two years and they don’t figure it out,” Chris Quinn said on Wednesday’s episode.

Courtney Astolfi explained that Lake County officials are still investigating the persistent stench, years after resident noticed it. The county’s sanitary engineer believes the smell could be hydrogen sulfide, a gas typically associated with wastewater systems. Pinpointing the exact source has proven challenging.

Quinn drew a disturbing parallel to a notorious case in Cleveland’s past: “What it takes me back to is the case of

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