Episode
The Circleville Poison Pen Letters Mystery
1:00:23
Published: Tue Jan 11 2022
Description
For 20 years, a tiny town in Ohio was held enrapt by the prolific author of a series of unhinged letters. By the time they abruptly stopped, the letters – which revealed terrible secrets – had claimed a life and sent a possibly innocent man to prison. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mary kept the letters to herself until her husband started getting them too, threatening him to end her affair with Gordon Massey.
06:08 - 12:22 (06:13)
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A man confronts the notorious Circleville letter writer and later dies from a gunshot wound, leading to suspicions of foul play.
12:22 - 17:14 (04:51)
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A woman named Mary admitted to having an affair with Gordon Massey after a booby trapped sign targeting Ron Gillespie took aim at innocent locals.
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Paul Freshour, the ex-husband of Karen, the target of the Circleville Letter Writer, is being questioned by the police after his gun was found in a booby-trapped sign from the letter writer.
26:08 - 29:13 (03:04)
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Handwriting analysis and fingerprint evidence suggest that Paul Freshour wrote the infamous Circleville letters, despite his denial of the crime.
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