Jul 23, 2023 · Hundreds of letters swamped Circleville after Freshour’s conviction. The prison warden declared that Freshour could not possibly have sent them – the prisoner had no access to pens or paper. Paul Freshour even received an anonymous letter from the Circleville writer while he was behind bars.

May 26, 2024 · "48 Hours" wanted an independent analysis of the Circleville letters and turned to forensic document expert Beverley East, who studied some of the anonymous letters and some of Paul...

Aug 25, 2021 · COLUMBUS, Ohio — For nearly two decades, an anonymous letter writer sent threatening letters exposing alleged secrets about neighbors and friends in Circleville.

In 1976, the citizens of Circleville, Ohio began receiving sinister handwritten letters. The anonymous author knew many personal details about each resident and claimed to be watching them. They were postmarked from nearby Columbus, without a return address.

May 23, 2024 · The episode delves into the nearly two-decade-long mystery of the Circleville letters, a true-crime saga that haunted the small town of Circleville, Ohio. Starting in the late 1970s, an anonymous writer began sending threatening letters to residents, revealing alleged secrets and stirring widespread fear.

Nov 14, 2024 · However, in 1977, the town was thrust into the spotlight as an unknown individual—or group—began sending threatening and accusatory letters to various residents. The letters, which were often handwritten in blocky, uppercase letters, revealed scandalous and highly personal details about the recipients.

Nov 12, 2024 · Former investigative journalists Martin Yant and Robin Yocum, who also received letters from the Circleville author, have since said there is no chance that Paul Freshour wrote the letters...

Feb 26, 2020 · In 1976, Circleville residents started receiving oddly sinister, handwritten letters in the mail. [1] The troubled author knew details about their lives that he shouldn’t have known and claimed...

Sep 17, 2024 · In 1994, the same year Paul Freshour was released from prison on parole, the letters suddenly stopped showing up in Circleville mailboxes. Who was behind the Circleville letters?

Mar 1, 2024 · Central to the narrative is Mary Gillispie, a school bus driver in the small town of Circleville, Ohio, who became one of the primary recipients of these menacing letters. The letters accused her of an extramarital affair, which she denied.