Circleville Letters Crime Junkie

Circleville Letters Crime Junkie – An anonymous letter writer antagonized residents of Circleville, Ohio for years, drawing much of the vitriol from school superintendent Gordon Massie and local bus driver Mary Gillispie. When Mary discovers a death trap with a loaded gun in 1983, the gun is traced to her brother-in-law Paul Fresher – but the letters continue long after Paul goes to prison for attempted murder.

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Circleville Letters Crime Junkie

Mary Gillispie received a stack of letters from the Circleville Letter-Writer; State of Ohio v. Paul L. Freshour 1983 Case Filed in Court of Common Pleas of Pickaway County

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The first anonymous letter Mary Gillispie received was in March 1977. State of Ohio v. Paul L. Freshour 1983 Case Filed in Court of Common Pleas of Pickaway County

A second anonymous letter to Mary Gillispie in March 1977; State of Ohio v. Paul L. Freshour 1983 Case Filed in Court of Common Pleas of Pickaway County

A third letter from the Circleville Letter-Writer in April 1977, addressed to Mary Gillispie, had a return address from the Westfall Superintendent of Schools. State of Ohio v. Paul L. Freshour 1983 Case Filed in Court of Common Pleas of Pickaway County

A letter from the Circleville Letter-Writer to Ron Gillispie in April 1977. State of Ohio v. Paul L. Freshour 1983 Case Filed in Court of Common Pleas of Pickaway County

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In December 1982, the back of a Christmas card from the Circleville Letter-Writer warned that she would post signs about her daughter, according to evidence in the 1983 Ohio v. Paul L. Freshour Court of Common Pleas case file. Province of Pikka

Photo Source: State of Ohio v. Paul L. Freshour 1983 case file in Pickawa County, Common Pleas Court

Graphic created by Paul Freshour and the Columbus Dispatch of booby trap published March 3, 1983

Paul Fresher’s handwriting from a document in his staff folder was compared to that of the Circleville Letter Writer.

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In a May 1983 interview with the Columbus Dispatch at the Paul Fresher Riverside Mental Health Center, an anonymous letter writer antagonized residents of Circleville, Ohio for years, singling out school superintendent Gordon Massey and local bus driver Mary Gillispie. The focus of much vitriol. When Mary discovers a death trap with a loaded gun in 1983, the gun is traced to her brother-in-law Paul Fresher – but the letters continue long after Paul goes to prison for attempted murder.

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