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Chris and Also Chris spend $15 to climb Mt. Everest, talk tribalism in fandoms, and try to solve the mystery of the Circleville Letters! Plus a whole lot more!

Two families. Two homes. One haunted by anonymous letters that led to death… the other stalked by a stranger obsessed with “young blood.”Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: Two stories of people living ordinary lives being terrorized by threatening, creepy letters in the mail. We'll begin in 1976 in Circleville, Ohio. Then I'll share a more modern story where a New Jersey family moves into a home and is terrorized for years by mail through 2017.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00.00.000 = Lead-In00:01:51.202 = Show Open00:03:06.693 = The Circleville Letters00:14:30.627 = The Westfield Watcher00:42:39.061 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Circleville Letters” by Les Hewitt for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/y8hhhjnr“The Watcher of Westfield” by Les Hewitt for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/yadngrqd=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: June 2021EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/CirclevilleAndWestfield

Today, we're about to peel back the layers of the Circleville Letters mystery, where every envelope holds a new fear.But who was behind these sinister letters? Share your guesses.Get all the crime in half the time! Watch True Crime Recaps on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube or Snapchat! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. New episodes weekly!

Time may not heal all wounds but it can solve several cases. Join our presenters as they look into a 27 year old case which was solved with something as simple as a drink straw.

Time may not heal all wounds but it can solve several cases. Join our presenters as they look into a 27 year old case which was solved with something as simple as a drink straw.

In this episode, Payton uncovers a small town's dark secret: a blackmailer urging residents to commit murder to keep their secrets hidden. NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themwmh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textThis week, we didn't want to leave you without an episode, so we're sharing an episode from our other podcast on the Behill Network, True Terror on Tap. We'll be back next week with a brand-new show. Thanks for listening, and enjoy!In this chilling episode of True Terror on Tap, host Joseph delves into the eerie, unexplained mysteries that defy logic and haunt the imagination. From the depths of Mel's Hole—a supposed bottomless pit in rural Washington with inexplicable properties—to Seattle's enigmatic Mystery Soda Machine that dispensed rare drinks and vanished as suddenly as it appeared, these tales push the boundaries of the known. The exploration continues with the relentless and puzzling phenomenon known as "The Hum"—a low-frequency noise heard worldwide, driving some listeners to the brink of madness—and culminates with the haunting saga of the Circleville Letters, where anonymous threats tore apart a small Ohio town. This episode invites you to dim the lights, question reality, and embrace the unknown. Prepare yourself; some mysteries refuse to be explained.So Lock your doors, grab a taco, and prepare yourself—this is True Terror on TapMerch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_talesAmanda Bland Dallas area Bakeryinstagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

In 1976, several Circleville, Ohio residents began receiving strange letters detailing personal information about their lives.  Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All music and sound by Mannequin Uprising. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/terrortalk/support

Who sent the Circleville letters? Join Brandon as he tries to figure out this mystery.Email: downtherh@protonmail.com

Have you heard this strange tale of the sinister mail received in Ohio known as the Circleville Letters?

Who sent the Circleville letters? Join Brandon as he tries to figure out who sent the Circleville letters and why

On this episode we are talking about the story of the Circleville Letters where an anonymous letter writer terrorized  the town of Circleville, Ohio be sending letters that exposed dark secrets of neighbors and friends. This case is still unsolved today.  Our other story takes place in Whales and is about a lady who killed her husband and kept his body in her house for 18 years.  No one knew he had died she told everyone in town that he had left her!  Don't forget you can find us on Youtube!   "Remember curiosity did't kill these two scaredy cats!"Support the Show.Thanks for listening and follow us on Instagram and YouTube @twoscaredycatspodcast

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A small town in Ohio and their school district were attacked by vicious letters for seemingly no reason. Similar to the Watcher in New Jersey with much more twists and turns. Letters written separately in 1977 then 1982 were specifically targeting a couple tied to the school and then in 1994 letters written to a reporter directly involved with the case. One person was accused, but was never proven true so the case still remains unsolved. The small town in question is Circleville, Ohio and tonight we're discussing The Circleville Letters. We go in detail about the case as well as our theories.   'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry   Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/   Sponsored by:   Dietsmoke.com - use promo code DFWTO for 50% off your purchase   Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.

Shop our merch store! This week we dive into the mysterious Circleville Letters. In 1978, an anonymous letter writer began harassing a school bus driver named Mary Gillespie. The story takes some strange twists and tragic turns. Don't miss this highly unusual case!Hosts Heather and Dylan Packeremail mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.com We're proud to partner with the Darkcast Network Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

Two stories of people living ordinary lives being terrorized by threatening, creepy letters in the mail. We'll begin in 1976 in Circleville, Ohio. Then I'll share a more modern story where a New Jersey family moves into a home and is terrorized for years by mail through 2017.YOUTUBE TIME STAMPS OR CHAPTERS…00:00.00.000 = Episode Preview00:02:09.024 = Show Open00:03:23.809 = The Circleville Letters00:14:52.762 = The Westfield Watcher00:42:56.796 = Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Circleville Letters” by Les Hewitt for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/y8hhhjnr“The Watcher of Westfield” by Les Hewitt for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/yadngrqdWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: June, 2021CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/circleville-letters-and-westfield-watcher/

Episode -124 Welcome back to *Take On The World with Host John and Mike*! Today, we're delving into one of Ohio's most perplexing mysteries: the Circleville Letters. Imagine living in a small town where anonymous letters filled with threats and accusations start flooding the community. That's exactly what happened in Circleville during the late 1970s and 1980s. We'll introduce you to the key figures like Mary and Ron Gillispie, who were at the center of this bizarre harassment campaign, and Paul Freshour, the man who was convicted yet always maintained his innocence. Join us as we sift through the layers of this eerie saga. Was Paul Freshour truly the mastermind behind the letters, or was there someone else pulling the strings from the shadows? We'll discuss the chilling booby trap incident, the mysterious death of Ron Gillispie, and the intriguing twists that have kept this case an unsolved enigma. So, settle in and get ready for a wild ride through the haunted mailboxes of Circleville with John and Mike on *Take On The World*! Is there a topic you would like us to cover? Let us know. Drop us a line and tell us all about it at takeontheworld411@gmail.com. We will take on almost any topic with Our Take On the World! To Support the Show - Check out www.coffeebros.com and Use TOTW10 for a discount at checkout. Visit for links to all of our socials. https://linktr.ee/totwpod We are a proud part of the Deluxe Edition Network .... Check out The Other Great Shows on our network at http://www.deluxeeditionnetwork.com #TakeOnTheWorld#TheDen#PodcastRecomendation On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4v6bFimpr1SSNg7xmvjBSt YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@totwpod or Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-1178413 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeontheworld/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeontheworld/support

What's up, "you el sickos?" Today, we're diving into the story of the mysterious Circleville Letters. Grab your favorite mug, because today we're gossiping, and the tea is piping hot.

“You have been watched: Failure to comply and you shall suffer: no one can help: no one can protect you: Obey: Obey:” In 1976, anonymous letters started appearing in mailboxes around Circleville, Ohio. Someone was watching the town's residents. They called themselves the Circleville Writer and claimed to know intimate details about their private lives: secrets they threatened to expose. Investigators tried to find the person responsible, but the letters continued for almost twenty years. Has the culprit finally been identified? Conspiracy Theories is now on Instagram @theconspiracypod and TikTok @conspiracy.pod! Follow us to keep up with the show and get behind-the-scenes updates from Carter and the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here we go! In our first episode of March, we delve into Jual Barraza (the wrestler/serial killer). Also, Jen tells us about the bizarre mystery of the Circleville letters.https://allthatsinteresting.com/juana-barrazahttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/Twisted Teachers Podcast wants to hear from you!Leave us a voice message! https://www.speakpipe.com/TwistedTeachersWebsite-Twistedteacherspodcast.comLINKTREE :https://linktr.ee/twistedteacherContact us via email: Twistedteachers2@gmail.comInstagram: @twisted__teacher; @inked_educator68; @escaping_educationTik Tok: @inkededucator @escape_educationFacebook: @TwistedTeacherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifersquireroberts

Topics discussed on this episode include the Great Phone Outage of 2024, the show being banned in China, another Alabama inmate with missing organs, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign finance practices, obituary pirates, the greatest owl of all-time, the collapse of college football, NBA All-Star Weekend, Super Bowl 58, the discovery of a new planet, the return of the Bubonic Plague, the spirit of a little girl captured on camera in England, and the Mysterious Case of the Circleville Letters.

In the late 1970s hundreds of Circleville Ohio residents, businesses and even government offices began receiving anonymous letters threatening to make their darkest secrets public. This went on for nearly 20 years and escalated to attempted murder.

Some of y'all may be too young to remember, but in the days before email, getting a handwritten letter in the mail was fun. Somebody had taken the time to write out a message just for you and sent it through time and space. It could be from an old friend, a lost love, or a secret admirer. You couldn't wait to get inside and discover what was so important that it needed to be personally drafted for your eyes only. But when school bus driver Mary Gillispie opened an envelope addressed to her in 1976, she had no idea that it would mark the beginning of a bizarre campaign of terror that would dominate her life for decades. One that would include blackmail, obscenity, harassment, threats against her family, attempted murder, and letter after letter, drafted to disturb in the most intimate ways imaginable. And it wouldn't stop with Mary. The hysteria spread through the sleepy town of Circleville, Ohio like a plague. Secrets were exposed. Threats were made. Sometimes there were toxic powders in the envelopes, too. When the TV show Unsolved Mysteries got involved, they got their very own threatening letter—don't air the episode, or else. Join us for one of the most twisted tales we've ever covered.Sources: Paul Freshour's WordPress: https://circlevilleletters.wordpress.com/ Whatever Remains Podcast: Welcome to Circleville: https://www.whateverremainspodcast.com/circleville Invisible Ships Podcast: https://invisibleshipspodcast.wordpress.com/episodes/ Unsolved Mysteries, Season 7, Epiosde 6 ABC6 News: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/circleville-police-looking-for-tips-in-unsolved-1980-homicide-of-25-year-old-teacher Mental Floss, Jake Rossen: https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awrii5iBXTBlBYgFqTFEDN04;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzUEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1697697282/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fm.imdb.com%2ftitle%2ftt0737542%2f/RK=2/RS=74RxpCcEm_B1s56K9cWTjMtY0n8- CBS News: The Circleville Letter Writer: You've got Hate Mail:https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/circleville-letters-mail-gallery/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.com/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4251960/advertisement

In 1977 residents of Circleville began receiving letters addressed to their home that contained private information. Some of these letters were more aggressive and invasive than others. These letters eventually caused one death and came close to causing a second. But who wrote them? Listen to this episode to hear about the letters that terrorized this small town in Ohio. Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/circleville-letters-mail-gallery/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/circleville-letters https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/the-circleville-letters-anonymous-writer-torments-local-residents-for-decades https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/06/who-wrote-the-circleville-letters/ https://medium.com/illumination/inside-the-circleville-letters-the-shocking-true-story-of-a-small-towns-secret-44cb995ad6b2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crimeovercoffee/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crimeovercoffee/support

In the late 1970s, a mysterious figure cast a shadow over the quaint town of Circleville, Ohio. This individual embarked on a campaign of terror, reminiscent of an analog version of Gossip Girl, but with far more sinister consequences – involving divorce, murder, and wrongful imprisonment. This is The Mystery of the Circleville LettersOur other podcast: "FEARFUL" - https://open.spotify.com/show/56ajNkLiPoIat1V2KI9n5c?si=OyM38rdsSSyyzKAFUJpSywMERCH:https://www.redbubble.com/people/wickedandgrim/shop?asc=uPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/wickedandgrim?fan_landing=trueYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@wickedlifeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wickedandgrim/ Instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wickedandgrim/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/wickedandgrimWebsite: https://www.wickedandgrim.com/Resources:https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633984/circleville-letters-unsolvedhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/circleville-letters#:~:text=Paul%20Freshour's%20wife%2C%20Karen%20Sue,letters%20hidden%20throughout%20their%20house.https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Circleville_Writerhttps://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/06/who-wrote-the-circleville-letters/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The anonymous letters sent to Circleville, Ohio residents began in 1976, yet the writer has never been found. Will 2023 be the year we finally put a name this mysterious cipher?

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When multiple people in Circleville, Ohio start to receive increasingly threatening letters regarding their supposed dirty laundry, everyone is questioning who this person could possibly be. Years later, after a gun from a booby trap is traced back to someone, everyone believes the case is solved. The person who had been writing the letters for the last several years has been found and sentenced, right?Except that the letters don't stop. They continue for around 20 years.This is a mystery that may very well never be solved. Tune in to hear about all the crazy twists and turns this case takes.Sources:1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circleville,_Ohio2) https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/circleville-letters-mail-gallery/3) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/ 4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circleville_Pumpkin_Show 5) https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/he-deserved-worse-than-what-he-got-circleville-doctor-may-have-abused-150-patients/ar-AA179BnF 6)https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/rrh499/who_was_the_circleville_letter_writer/ 

"I thought whoever this person was, you know, certainly they wouldn't go to the extent of putting a real gun in there just to scare me."For several months, Mary Gillispie had been receiving taunting letters from an unknown writer, the contents of which alleged she'd been having an affair with her boss. These letters evolved over time, ultimately becoming a full-fledged harassment campaign against Mary, her family, and others in their small community of Circleville, Ohio.The harassment had gone on for years, and police were no closer to figuring out the author's identity than they had been when the first letters were received in 1977. But in February of 1983, things took an unexpected turn...Part 2/2Research & writing by Bethany BransonHosting & production by Micheal WhelanLearn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.meIf you would like to support this podcast and others, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or ProducerThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3266604/advertisement

"This is your last chance to report him. I know you are a pig and will prove it and shame you out of Ohio. How is your little girl? Will she grow up to be like you?"There are hundreds of cities in the American Midwest just like Circleville, Ohio. But what makes it truly unique, what the town is most well-known for, is a strange letter-writing campaign that spanned two decades and may have left at least one person dead.The story began in March 1977 when the anonymous letter-writer penned a note to Westfall School District superintendent Gordon Massie, urging him to stop propositioning the female bus drivers that worked under him (an allegation that was never proven). In the weeks, months, and years to come, these letters would become much more threatening and broad in scope, seemingly aimed at random figures in the area that earned the author's ire...Part 1/2Research & writing by Bethany BransonHosting & production by Micheal WhelanLearn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.meIf you would like to support this podcast and others, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or ProducerThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3266604/advertisement

Join us as we discuss "The Kuykendall Family Phone Stalker", "The Story of Bashir Kouchacji", "The Circleville Letters" and "The Watcher"..... Shout out to Scared to Death Podcast for not only being a great Podcast (please follow and support them) but also for keeping us from having to read or research this shit

In 1977, Mary Gillispie, a married mother of two, received a threatening anonymous letter. This would be the first letter of thousands to pollute the town of Circleville, Ohio. To this day, no one knows who is responsible for the letters that led to the death of one man and the attempted murder of Mary herself. Follow along with us to try and make sense of what happened for nearly two decades in this small Ohio town.Tea of the Day: Witchwood Tea House's Dragon FireTheme Music by Brad FrankSources:https://www.the-sun.com/news/5946542/mystery-of-circleville-letter-48-hours/https://listverse.com/2020/08/16/top-10-strange-facts-about-the-circleville-writer/https://medium.com/illumination/inside-the-circleville-letters-the-shocking-true-story-of-a-small-towns-secret-44cb995ad6b2https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/06/who-wrote-the-circleville-letters/https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/The-Circleville-Lettershttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/rrh499/who_was_the_circleville_letter_writer/https://www.historicmysteries.com/circleville-letters-mystery/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/201306/in-the-mind-of-a-stalkerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU5m3jTpq14https://www.vice.com/en/article/3k94wj/psychology-of-stalking-treatmenthttps://www.actionagainststalking.org/the-impact-of-stalkinghttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633984/circleville-letters-unsolvedhttp://www.britishgraphology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/The-anonymous-letter-writer.pdfThe Cincinnati Enquirer - 10 Dec 1993, Fri · Page 16 https://www.newspapers.com/image/101976587/The Circleville Herald - 09 Jun 1972, Fri · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/74350782/The Press Gazette - 04 Mar 1983, Fri · Page 14 https://www.newspapers.com/image/903054307/Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - 05 Mar 1983, Sat · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/296061242/Chillicothe Gazette - 19 Mar 1980, Wed · Page 12 https://www.newspapers.com/image/290149802/https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/gordon-r-massie-birth-1932-death-1996/35652631Unsolved Mysteries - Season 7, Episode 6https://youtu.be/dkb0KswsXoc48 Hours : The Circleville Lettershttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-circleville-letters/Podcasts Mentioned: https://www.whateverremainspodcast.com/circlevillehttps://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/the-circleville-letter-writer/

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This week Nicole is bringing us the T E A, seriously this story has got the juice. In the late 70s, mysterious letters start to show up in a small town in Ohio airing everyone's deepest and darkest secrets. XOXO, Gossip Girl.... waitSourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circleville,_Ohiohttps://www.filmdaddy.com/archives/circleville-writerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10LgY5QBnH4https://www.ranker.com/list/circleville-letter-writer-facts/jacob-sheltonhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633984/circleville-letters-unsolvedhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/5946542/mystery-of-circleville-letter-48-hours/https://www.sciotopost.com/48-hours-exposes-the-circleville-letter-writer-secret/https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/06/who-wrote-the-circleville-letters/https://circlevilleletters.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/circleville-letters-3_0001.pdfhttps://circlevilleletters.wordpress.com/ - Paul Freshour's website Support the showHit us up on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpodSend us your Listener Lore!Send us a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/quiteunusualpodSend us an email: quiteunusualpod@gmail.com Wanna send us something spooky?P.O. Box 1212Des Plaines, IL, 60017

In the late 1970's anonymous letters started coming to residents of Circleville, Ohio. These letters said they would tell secrets the residents had. These letters did not stop for almost 20 years. It became serious when people actually got hurt because of these letters. Join us as we discuss this mind boggling case. Crimes and Closets is a true crime podcast production of Skoldon, LLC Sources: 48 Hours: The Circleville Letters – Season 34 E 34 Unsolved Mysteries – season 7 episode 6 https://www.the-sun.com/news/5946542/mystery-of-circleville-letter-48-hours/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633984/circleville-letters-unsolved https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/48-hours-investigates-anonymous-letters-threatening-to-expose-circlevilles-rumored-secrets/530-30110fe4-0b0b-43c0-897d-daf3fd944569 https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/number-one-unsolved-mystery-oh/ https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/06/who-wrote-the-circleville-letters/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/25/circleville-ohio-mystery-menacing-letters-gillispie-freshour-cbs-48-hours/8253758002/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/rrh499/who_was_the_circleville_letter_writer/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crimesandclosets/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimesandclosets/support

O'Dell kicks this episode off discussing the case of the Circleville Letters. Someone wrote inflammatory and threatening letters to citizens of Circleville, OH in the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Police thought they caught the culprit, but many believe they had the wrong guy.After the break, Erin covers the disappearance of Brittney Wood and the uncovering of a child sex trafficking ring (major trigger warning here).We close things out with a WTF story about the horrors of fentanyl abuse and a few "have you ever" questions.Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:58 - Kudos to us04:56 - O'Dell's Case: The Circleville Letters40:04 - Erin's Case: Where is Brittney Wood?59:39 - WTF of the Week: Fentanyl is bad01:04:17 - Palette Cleanser: Never Have I EverSend us a tipCheck out our website for more information on this week's episode, including links to resources and videos mentioned during the show.Music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:Reach by STRLGHTGhostly by Tigerblood Jewel Become an Acast+ member! (This membership does not include all of the perks provided to Patreon members. See the description for details.) https://plus.acast.com/s/six-degrees-of-wtf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 256 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton giving a PSA, Jeff  Curtis trying to murder every athlete, Ron Blair being divine pink flamingos, and returning special guest: Hannah Bowman!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the four of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about counting down the hits, a commercial that ranks among the highest, our favorite ways to improve sports with animals, who the top Wild Card is, picking a gazelle with a smoker's cough, being kidnapped naked, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about stories that center around mysterious letters!! This week, Hannah and Jared walk the guys through the Glico-Morinaga Case and the Circleville Letters!  Join us on this journey to wherever and we promise we'll never mail it in as you listen to our Postal Podcast!!!Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on today's mysteries, who you think the Circleville letter writer is, what animal you would add and to which sport, your favorite hit from 1975, your thoughts on 80s perms, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!P.S.  “To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart."~ Phyllis TherouxP.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

This episode is brought to you by snake meat.Lisa jumps down the throat of the world's most voracious and disgustingly hungry man, Tarrare. Hayly heads to Ohio to read all about their dangerous gossip girl, the Circleville Letter Writer. Whitney gets conned by the newest addition to the "Anna Delvey Female Fraudster Club," Vietnam's Tina Duong. 

Happy Monday, fellow spookies! This week, Danyelle shares part one of her deep dive into the death of Princess Diana. Then, Holly covers the strange unsolved case of Circleville Letters.   Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Circleville Ohio is about the most unsuspecting small town you could ask for... but this small town carries some BIG SECRETS. Including sex, lies and MURDER.We are telling that story today, on Terrifying & TrueSupport us on Patreon http://patreon.com/IncrediblyHandsomeContact Us/Submit a Storytwitter.com/WeeklySpookyfacebook.com/WeeklySpookyWeeklySpooky@gmail.comOriginal Theme by Ray MattisMusic by AudioBlocksProduced by Daniel WilderExecutive Producer Rob FieldsFind everything at:WeeklySpooky.com

An anonymous letter writer threatens to expose a town's rumored secrets. Is anyone safe? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Thursday Besties!! This week we are bringing you a different type of Creeps & Crimes with Morgan covering the Circleville Letters, which terrorized the small town in Ohio - leading to a family losing members and everything they had.. a little more on the true crime side, but a who done it! Next Taylar walks us through the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park Bombings in Atlanta, the search for Blob Man, NASA's technology, a security guard and a medical student being superheroes, with a rookie cop finally ending the search. Also sorry for the interruption of thinking the house was on fire! We love you! And we will see you next week! BYEEE  Thank you to our Sponsor: HelloFresh use our code: CREEPSANDCRIMES65 for 65% off and Free Shipping!!

HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON!! This is the story of the mysterious letters that terrorized the town of Circleville, Ohio for two decades. Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inhumanpod Buy MERCH here! https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/merch If you enjoy our podcast, please leave us a rating and review! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @inhuman_podcast and join our Facebook group (Inhuman Podcast). If you have questions or case suggestions, send us an email at inhumanmonsterpod@gmail.com! Check out our website to submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode! https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/inhumanpodcast/support

The small town of Circleville, Ohio is, in most respects, a normal place. It has all the usual trappings of a small community: churches, grocery stores... and a few skeletons in the figurative closet. Back in the 1970s, it was terrorized by a series of strange, anonymous letters threatening to expose some of the town's most scandalous secrets. In today's episode, Ben and Matt dive into the mystery of the Circleville letters -- a mystery that remains, to some, unsolved in the modern day. They don't want you to read our book. They don't want you to see us on tour.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A seemingly idyllic Ohio town becomes the setting for one of the most mysterious cases of the 20th Century. Sinister letters are sent for years, a life is lost, while others are ruined and the whole matter remains a puzzle to this very day. EM Hilker is our writer and researcher with additional writing by Cassandra Harold. Jim Harold is our Executive Producer. CLICK HERE for EM Hilker's original article. TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE for a full transcript and sources  

An anonymous letter writer threatens to expose a town's rumored secrets. Is anyone safe? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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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 brother-in-law Paul Freshour – but the letters would continue long after Paul went to prison for attempted murder. You can find the ASL version of this episode HERE. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-circleville-letters/

"The tormenter called the Gillispies' home phone. When Ron picked up, the caller declared he was observing the Gillispie house . Ron, furious, hung up and raced out the door with the intention of confronting him. Within minutes, he was speeding away in his truck. And he'd brought along a gun. And then a few hours later, Ron Gillispie was found dead behind the wheel."Dan has two out of the ordinary tales this week. He first shares with us the story of the Circleville Letters. A bizarre occurrence  of random people who are all connected in some way, receiving letters from an anonymous sender. Much like The Watcher, we don't really know what's going on. Is it paranormal or just some creep, trying to wreak havoc? Next up, five young men disappeared in north central California  after attending a college basketball game, and why they went to where some of their remains would later be found is still a mystery. Crazy twist at the end of that story that makes it real, real creepy. Lynze has some great stories for us too! Three sisters all see and hear something in their home. Could it be their imaginations or are they really seeing this? Lastly, a fun and spoopy look at an old parlour game called "Up, Table Up."Standup: Also - if you want to see a very different side of Dan than you see here, his Symphony of Insanity standup tour is back and running. Go to dancummins.tv for ticket links to shows in  Missoula, Tempe, Raleigh, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and Davenport, Iowa this spring.Bad Magic Productions Monthly Patreon Donation:  This month we are donating $13,900 to NOCF: New Orleans Community Fridges this month! And an additional $1,500 to the yet to be named Scholarship fund we are building! Please visit https://www.nolacommunityfridges.org for more information.Thank you for continuing to send in your stories, Creeps and Peepers! Please keep doing so. Send them to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.com  Send everything else to info@scaredtodeathpodcast.comWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcastPlease rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen. Thank you for listening! Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IGWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wd3bTdE-0lIWebsite: https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcast/Instagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to Deathc/o Timesuck PodcastPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Video/Audio by Bad Magic ProductionsAdditional music production by Jeffrey MontoyaAdditional music production by Zach CohenVarious free audio provided by http://freesound.orgOpening Sumerian protection spell (adapted): "Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened.  Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH."