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This week, K & G recap Episode 110: Live at the Palace Theatre in Columbus. Georgia discussed serial killer Donald Harvey and Karen covered the mystery of the Circleville Letter Writer. Tune in for all-new commentary, case updates and more!
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In the 1970s, residents of Circleville, Ohio, began receiving hundreds of anonymous letters — filled with threats, accusations, and terrifying secrets.What started as a small-town scandal spiraled into a decades-long mystery involving murder, blackmail, and a botched investigation.Join Vanessa Richa…In the 1970s, residents of Circleville, Ohio, began receiving hundreds of anonymous letters — filled with threats, accusations, and terrifying secrets.What started as a small-town scandal spiraled into a decades-long mystery involving murder, blackmail, and a botched investigation.Join Vanessa Richardson as she unravels one of America’s strangest unsolved cases — the chilling story of The Circleville Letter Writer.
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Case Sources
Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack – Season 7, Episode 6
48 Hours – Season 36, Episode 47 “The Circleville Letters”
The Columbus Dispatch - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/25/circleville-ohio-mystery-menacing-letters-gillispie-freshour-cbs-48-hours/8253758002/
CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-ohio-rumors-secrets/
The Scioto Post - https://www.sciotopost.com/updates-about-the-circleville-mystery-writer/
All That’s Interesting - https://allthatsinteresting.com/circleville-letters
Scioto Valley Guardian - https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2024/05/23/has-a-forensic-expert-unmasked-the-anonymous-author-of-the-infamous-circleville-letters/
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In March 1977, school bus driver Mary Gillespie started receiving threatening letters delivered to her home in Circleville, Ohio. It wasn’t long before her husband, Ron Gillespie, also received the letters which accused Mary of having an affair with the local school superintendent, Gordon Massie.
-…In March 1977, school bus driver Mary Gillespie started receiving threatening letters delivered to her home in Circleville, Ohio. It wasn’t long before her husband, Ron Gillespie, also received the letters which accused Mary of having an affair with the local school superintendent, Gordon Massie.
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In the heartland of America, tucked away between the rolling plains and sprawling farmlands of Ohio, sits the quiet town of Circleville. Known for its annual Pumpkin Show, it's a place where the pace of life is slower, where everyone knows their neighbors, and where secrets are hard to keep. It was …In the heartland of America, tucked away between the rolling plains and sprawling farmlands of Ohio, sits the quiet town of Circleville. Known for its annual Pumpkin Show, it's a place where the pace of life is slower, where everyone knows their neighbors, and where secrets are hard to keep. It was the unlikeliest of places for one of the most confounding mysteries to unfold.
The year was 1976, and like any other, the year promised a simple, predictable rhythm of life for the inhabitants of Circleville. The days passed with school bus driver, Mary Gillespie, ferrying children to school and back, her husband, Ron, toiling away in his job, both of them living a modest but content life. Until one day, the rhythm was broken.
A letter arrived, the first of many, bearing no return address but filled with malicious intent. The anonymous writer accused Mary Gillespie of a scandalous affair with the school superintendent. It was a claim both shocking and unthinkable, one that brought the quiet Gillespie household under the scrutinizing gaze of a town that thrived on familiarity and recoiled at the unconventional.
As more letters followed, each more menacing than the last, they permeated the town's consciousness, turning neighbor against neighbor, casting suspicion on friends and family alike. The town of Circleville, once a harmonious community, was now a stage for an unfolding drama of fear, suspense, and mystery that would span decades. Thus began the saga of the Circleville Letters, a mystery that remains, to this day, an unsolved enigma, casting a long, puzzling shadow over the small town of Circleville, Ohio.more
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The Circleville Letter writer is a case that will absolutely baffle your brain. In 1976 one of the first letters was delivered to Mary Gillespie and it accused her of being one of the many women supposedly having an affair with the superintendent of schools, Gordon Massie. The letters would continue…The Circleville Letter writer is a case that will absolutely baffle your brain. In 1976 one of the first letters was delivered to Mary Gillespie and it accused her of being one of the many women supposedly having an affair with the superintendent of schools, Gordon Massie. The letters would continue to be sent, not only to Mary, but to most of the residents and business owners in the town. The letter writer seemed to know everything about everyone and would stop at nothing to take down the people they thought were morally wrong…. As if sending intimidating letters across a city is a moral thing to do. By the end of this a possibly innocent man would be sent to prison, another man would end up dead and Mary would survive an attempt on her life.
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An anonymous letter-writer antagonized residents of Circleville, Ohio for years, singling out the school superintendent, Gordon Massie, and a local bus driver, Mary Gillispie, as the focus of much of the vitriol. When Mary finds a booby trap with a loaded gun in 1983, the gun is traced to her brothe…An anonymous letter-writer antagonized residents of Circleville, Ohio for years, singling out the school superintendent, Gordon Massie, and a local bus driver, Mary Gillispie, as the focus of much of the vitriol. When Mary finds a booby trap with a loaded gun in 1983, the gun is traced to her brother-in-law Paul Freshour – but the letters would continue long after Paul went to prison for attempted murder.more
Circleville, OH. 1976. A local woman begins receiving threatening letters in the mail that instruct her to end an extramarital affair she swears is a fabrication. But when the letters continue, and the threats grow stronger, things finally come to a head as her husband loses his life trying to confr…Circleville, OH. 1976. A local woman begins receiving threatening letters in the mail that instruct her to end an extramarital affair she swears is a fabrication. But when the letters continue, and the threats grow stronger, things finally come to a head as her husband loses his life trying to confront the writer. And that's just the beginning. Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological exploration of this fascinating mystery.more
August 19, 1977. Circleville, Ohio. After receiving a phone call, an angry Ron Gillispie frantically drives away from his home and dies after crashing into a tree. For the past several months, Ron’s wife, Mary Gillispie, had been receiving anonymous threatening letters expressing anger about her all…August 19, 1977. Circleville, Ohio. After receiving a phone call, an angry Ron Gillispie frantically drives away from his home and dies after crashing into a tree. For the past several months, Ron’s wife, Mary Gillispie, had been receiving anonymous threatening letters expressing anger about her alleged affair with another man. In total, over a thousand anonymous letters would be sent to residents of the area during this time period. Five-and-a-half years later, Mary would find a homemade booby trap containing a gun belonging to Ron’s former brother-in-law, Paul Freshour. Paul is accused of being the author of the anonymous letters and spends ten years in prison for Mary’s attempted murder, but the threatening letters continue to be sent while Paul is incarcerated. Was Paul Freshour the mysterious “Circleville Writer” or was he framed and wrongly imprisoned? For our special two-year anniversary show of “The Trail Went Cold”, we will be chronicling a case which was voted on by our listeners: the bizarre saga of “The Circleville Letters”. Special thanks to listener Jamie Sciullo for narrating the opening of this episode, and Tyler from “The Minds of Madness” podcast for providing the voice of the Circleville Writer.
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https://circlevilleletters.wordpress.com/
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