The Circleville Letters | Full Episode

[@thecutestofborg5604]

Kinda disappointing how they made it seem like the letters targeted multiple people's secrets and nobody was safe when in fact it was just circling 2 people.

[@jr_san]

@@thomaslain3845 Red Herring, just to throw off investigators. When really this was just two attention seeking people, bitter about their divorce and acting like lunatics.

[@Nihilinstar]

No. They targeted many others. This just doesn't cover them.

[@saintmte5076]

@@Nihilinstar Because they were minor secrets that weren't worth covering. E.g., so and so has a crush on the pastor

[@Nihilinstar]

@@saintmte5076 no. The coroner (medical examiner) was accused of molestation. And later tried and convicted for it. But I do believe any program limited in time has to make editorial choices. But we need to be careful to get the full story before jumping to conclusions based on just one tv show's version of events.

[@chrisgullett4332]

No they were sent to several people. No doubt they got the right guy, but he was clearly working with somebody else. Even his own wife thought it was him. Nonetheless, the letters were sent to several people. It got worse after he went to prison, and they were being sent all around Ohio. Clearly an attempt by whoever he was working with to prove he was not the writer. They even sent him letters in prison. So many letters were being sent he actually got put in the hole, and then it stopped. Clearly him and his partner thought sending letters would help him, but all it did was get him put in the hole. The letters sent to him in prison made claims he was set up, and that he was the target all along, which made no sense.

[@frankrizzo5129]

Don't threaten a child for an adult's actions. Just evil.

[@patricktompkins1103]

Hopefully, most of the time it’s a scare tactic, but I agree with you.

[@jemmajemma7130]

Karen Sue was responsible for the trap. She asked her son, boyfriend and brother for help.

[@jimwerther]

Fascinating story, poorly reported. Were the busdriver and head whatever actually having an affair? When they say that the two began dating after the busdriver's husband died, what about the other guy's wife? They did say he was married. Anyway, whatever happened to the two of them later? Who else was investigated, and what became of it? And that's just off the top of my head.

[@thomaslain3845]

Yes, Mary Gillespie and the superintendent were having an affair. It was almost 100% proven considering she started dating him openly in a matter of weeks after her husband passed away

[@TieraOwens]

Too many questions left unanswered. Smh

[@XTRABIG]

right. the production team wasnt thorough

[@jimwerther]

@XTRABIG Erin Moriarty does this all the time. Richard Schlesinger was the best at trying to get as many details in as possible. Other hosts, such as Peter Van Sant, are very solid. The worst? Moriarty. Which I don't get at all, because she is the only lawyer among the hosts. Dunno.

[@rodglen7071]

They didn't state whether the letters even stopped after he died. Unless I missed something.

[@Iloveallanimals312]

Finally one I haven't seen!

[@Happy-z1d]

Same here 😂😂😂 i kept on searching new video but all in marathon which i am done watching.

[@jamesl9371]

Imagine devoting your life to trying to destroy the lives of other people. It’s evil

[@TheXmeimei]

It’s evil, … and crazy and stupid and, self enslave.

[@Simplelivingslowliving]

I’m cleaning my apartment as I listen to this . Marry Christmas Eve everyone.

[@tatianapanferova]

Happy cleaning! Merry Christmas!!

[@Megan-1017]

Merry Christmas!

[@Lexislove123]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@Lashay7]

Merry Christmas!!! To everyone! Jesus loves you! Psalm 147:3

[@lareneandpipsqueeksully]

Merry Cleaning and Happy Christmas 😊😊😊 I always wondered how us kids new how to talk correctly, our Dad and Mom were so funny! Life was/is great with memories ❣️

[@dennisniewiadomski3626]

Hello? Did the letters continue after Pauls death? When was the last letter sent? Incomplete investigation!

[@gmbO48]

They said in the episode that the letters stopped when Paul was released from prison.

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[@SyracuseIsOranges]

Honestly kind of a bad move to go and date the guy you're accused of having an affair with

[@fluffyspunsugar]

Yeah, that stuck out to me, too. Like, if the accusations were unfounded, why, of all people, did she start dating him? In my little town, I highly doubt our school superintendent knows who the bus drivers are.

[@MoroMoro1]

Exactly, which makes be believe they really were having an affair because it literally makes no sense for them to suddenly start after their lives have been ruined and smeared over it being exposed to the town in the letters

[@danielboston8806]

Because they were having an affair !

[@ajk2009]

Ron Gillispie had died ... ( or was murdered ) ... the two could have understandably been drawn together by the ongoing trauma of being harassed by a psychopath ...

[@CR-ce5lf]

The letters continued while he was in prison and people still believed he was behind it?!!!!? My gosh!

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Some people can’t think.

[@lonefighter5222]

He wrote tgem before going to prison and his son was mailing them.

[@rebeccaramsey1274]

This has got to be the laziest investigation I've ever heard. Either that, or 48 hours left out a ton of information.

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

@@rebeccaramsey1274 Yep. Can you see the comment I left? (It has timestamps)

[@jimwerther]

Were the busdriver and head whatever having an affair? When they say that the two began dating after the busdriver's husband died, what about the other guy's wife? They did say he was married. Anyway, whatever happened to the two of them later? Who else was investigated, and what became of it? And that's just off the top of my head.

[@TieraOwens]

Agreed. It was horrible...so much was missing that I want to go look it up myself. 🥴

[@jimwerther]

@@TieraOwens I've been doing that on and off the last few hours. They left out 3/4 of the story here. Unreal.

[@aldinlee8528]

@@jimwerther Okay, now that's the only thing that makes sense to me. lol. 48Hours, like any other series, has to develop episodes. Once they've cherry picked the most intriguing cases, they then have to work harder at making a case more tantalizing than it may, in fact, be. Usually they throw in a lot meaningless stuff, but here they seem to have left out so much stuff.

[@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365]

RIP to those who were lost, healing for those left behind. For the Algorithm. Thanks for the content.

[@SpontaneouslyDeliberate]

They kinda glossed over Karen's paranoia surrounding the Unsolved Mysteries interviews. I find that highly suspicious.

[@ajk2009]

💯 this 48 Hours episode aired in 2021 and Karen Sue Gillispie passed in May 2024. It seems like the 48 Hours producers are careful not to cross the line between speculation and defamation.

[@sigma_curry]

Wtf she was accused of having an affair w someone and somebody died bc of it. And then she dated that exact guy???

[@jessicamorales2555]

Yep!

[@Bongwater33]

too big a coincidence- she must have really been seeing him all along.

[@MaryLee-cw4mw]

Good thing it was before social media! Imagine what kind of a mess that would've been.😮

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[@ljgriffith2065]

The son who committed suicide knew something, and it was such a burden he couldn't take it anymore

[@chipdiamond5104]

I'll never understand how people could ever use and manipulate their children through a divorce. That evil...

[@LexyTheEbikeQueen]

I bet it was his wife

[@CR-ce5lf]

YES! It’s insane how nobody investigated her! It was she and her son.

[@saintmte5076]

@@CR-ce5lf BINGO!

[@kimmyfreak200]

it did reek of a jealous wife

[@ajk2009]

ex-wife of Paul Freshour, Karen Sue Gillispie ?

[@Authoratah]

Why don't they do DNA testing on the stamps glue?.. the sender probably licked them

[@markbaz]

They said they found Paul’s fingerprints on some of the letters mailed while he was incarcerated. Obviously he could have handled “blank” papers before anything was written on them.

[@Bowdy_Up]

@@markbaz 🙄 🤦🏻‍♂️ no, he just had either a guard or another inmate mail them out.

[@ad6723]

It was too early for good DNA analysis. That developed in later years.

[@Authoratah]

@@ad6723 they can do it now

[@elizabethr4107]

Bc the investigation is closed. They think they got their suspect

[@nonjabulomakhathini6795]

Another episode 🎉❤. Thank You 48hrs. Watching from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@meerkatreserve7543]

Are you kidding me?? This is a woman’s MO!!!

[@rottweilerfun9520]

I haven't seen it yet but I would guess that it was the Superintendents wife.

[@CorreneTucciarone]

Another thing, if Paul wrote the letters from jail, then his fingerprints would have been on all of them. It's more likely that the papers came from the home that he used to share with someone and his prints only ended up sporadically on some.

[@pattip1580]

I think Paul's wife did it. And her accomplices were mary and her son. Wonder how she felt when her son killed herself because of her

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

I don’t think Mary participated but agree with you otherwise

[@gloriaorth4628]

This was one of my favorite stories profiled on Unsolved Mysteries when I was a child. I always wondered who the writer really was. 🧐

[@RWRogers]

OMG yes!! They did cover this story on that show. Forgot about that.

[@gloriaorth4628]

The writer even wrote to Unsolved Mysteries!

[@Tero92]

Karen. Clearly.

[@jimwerther]

They mentioned all that in this 48 Hours

[@matchhunter7012]

Was me and I got away with it !!

[@CorreneTucciarone]

The handwriting expert was completely unprofessional. You can never state something as fact when it's your interpretation of the evidence therefore your opinion. The number 3 thing bugs me too! On an unrelated and known sample of Paul's writing, he adds a decretive loop and swirl. Then on one of the mystery letters, the number 3 looks like someone was trying to copy it. I don't agree that it looks like he's not sure if wants to write a number 2 or a 3. And the uppercase G. I know many people who write it to look like that. I don't agree that it's 'very unusual ', I don't think Erin believed it either.

[@tymom9313]

I agree! Very arrogant and unprofessional to say 100% guarantee 💯

[@saintmte5076]

She didn't state it as 'fact'. She said in her own opinion she was 100% certain it was Paul. Watch it again.

[@sbosonicx]

Did the former FBI profiler add any value here? Her assumptions seemed generic and unconclusive to me.

[@dimakatsokhathatso3]

Can't wait to see this tonight.I am saving it.❤ I love 48 hrs🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@OfficialBougieB]

Why are we all up at 7am watching this 😅🤣

[@mrsapplez2007]

Haha, because it 1pm uk time 😅😊

[@laurieemerson8159]

We all have good taste!

[@sfm18]

Well my body is used to being up for work.... This is waaaaaay better tho! Merry Christmas everyone!

[@OfficialBougieB]

@@sfm18 Merry Christmas ☺️

[@OfficialBougieB]

@@laurieemerson8159 You may be very accurate 😂

[@johnsonjohnson4725]

That was incredibly time-consuming - especially printing each of them. The writer must’ve lived alone or had LOTS of time alone to write them all, mail or post them, without drawing attention.

[@ajk2009]

💯 right ?! ... indefatigable psychopath

[@ginaperez8139]

Wow this is intriguing. Let me dive in thanks for another upload, Love you guys!❤

[@barb-jm7990]

I think it was the ex-wife who wrote the letters. She would have had access to all of the things used in the attempted bombing and to even the paper that Paul might have touched before prison. I think the obsession with other people's lives and all of the details that the writer had were from a female. I worked with someone like that (not in Ohio.) She was a teacher who was overly religious and thought that she needed to interfere with the lives of everyone else. She would leave letters in the mailboxes of other teachers criticizing things they were doing that she thought were wrong. Men, generally, could not care less what others were doing.

[@mamamia8284]

Agreed, I think it’s highly likely it’s the Karen Sue lady.

[@ajk2009]

a lot of the facts on the many sites devoted to the unsolved Circleville Writer definitely lead to Karen Sue Gillispie ... ( sister of Ron Gillispie, ex-wife of Paul Freshour ) ... interestingly, Karen Sue apparently passed in May 2024.

[@legitbeans9078]

That linguistic analyst at the end was so full of herself... "im not wrong" ya sure about that? 🙄

[@mini_skinny0296]

You can stop the video and look at the words, how are they written, and see if she is right or wrong in her assumptions.

[@legitbeans9078]

@@mini_skinny0296 lol

[@patriciamoffat1542]

I was convinced from the beginning that a woman was writing the letters. To me, it seems strange a man would do this. So I'm still not convinced it was Paul and I'm sure it was a woman.

[@nanzyz]

What a horrible bunch of people.

[@ajk2009]

who ?

[@wa2k99]

Explain...

[@positively_broad_st3780]

The letter-sending campaign sounds like something my mother would do. Some people make the time to be unhinged...

[@darkviolet69]

these small-town people need to get a life then no one would care who was having an affair and there wouldn't be any letters

[@dcarts5616]

All adulterous affairs should be shamed. The problem I see is knowing if there actually was an affair going on. Bearing false witness and gossiping is the only thing I see wrong with what that small town was possibly doing.

[@sunshine3914]

IKR? I don’t believe for one second that any man is this dedicated. I grew up in a small town & the bus drivers were all up in everybody’s business, & as the town grew, so did the lovers’ triangles & rumors.

[@Teolulz]

small town and they had a lot of free time

[@ajk2009]

48 Hours is a crime show ... the Circleville Writer remains an unsolved mystery ...

[@RWRogers]

Oh, yes. I’ve seen this one a few times. I’ve never forgotten it because it’s a small town just 20 min from me. Plus it’s one of those more memorable stories that’s evolved over the years since. A true mystery, especially earlier on. But it’ll likely forever remain one. Maybe that’s why it’s more memorable and special. Those who haven’t yet seen it will find it compelling. It’s different from the usual.

[@Youcef8830]

i love the "I'm not wrong" from the hand writing expert.

[@hpNerd0003]

The letters scream as if they were written by a jealous woman

[@TheXmeimei]

One thing is sure, 48 Hours don’t bother to do their homework. They just rely on the “experts”, whom we all know that they don’t even agree with one another! Did it occur to 48 Hours to do a little research to find out where those letters went sent from? Was it all sent from one particular post office, or sent from different post offices?

[@davidc3839]

Who gains from the crime? The wife, and yet they prosecute the husband and then try to justify that letters are still coming out of prison. The so called expert on writing style is full of BS.

[@chrislastname1994]

Wait she just happens to start seeing the guy she was accused of having an affair with, after her husband dies? Nah bro she was absolutely having an affair.

[@Therezumee92]

Guy was convicted based on what? His gun being there proves nothing. That was a set up, no way he did that one. He also was in prison, how would he get letters out? Ok, guards can be bought, but doubt it would succeed to be undetected for so many years. Also he couldn't set it up on the outside unless someone else is involved. And that someone died when the letters stopped. The woman simping for Paul's wife rubs me the wrong way. Lady, you should look up what objective opinion is.

[@Kimberly-c8r]

If he was the letter writer, how did he send them while he was in prison?? Makes no sense!!

[@maisydaisy9216]

His son

[@iamsharon1981]

his son stopped talking to his dad coz he took mom’s side in the divorce remember?

[@1978JonBullock]

Merry Christmas everyone.

[@John-e8q4o]

Merry Christmas from Ireland 🎁🎄🎅

[@LweissTTU]

Merry Christmas from West Texas

[@lisahelton3297]

Merry Christmas from South Alabama USA 🎄

[@bjbrown]

Merry Christmas from Florida!

[@jgiza8888]

Great episode! Merry Christmas from South Dakota!🎄😎

[@krissykriss328]

Merry Christmas from beautiful Arizona 🌵🎅❤

[@nnt.473]

Merry Christmas from Washington DC! 🎄🤗

[@elizabethgrays7546]

Merry Christmas from Minnesota!

[@krististevens54322]

Merry Christmas from NE Ohio! ❤

[@angieburnett4341]

I would really like to hear more about what friends/family--including Paul's family has to say about Karen Sue. It appears she just passed away this year, Karen Sue (Gillespie) Sorrick. It appears this is one of those that we may never know, even though we all want to so very badly!! I truly don't believe Paul was the writer.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

The letter writer wasn't a "highly educated person?" _She_ was/is an idiot! 😆 Also, that "document examiner," I believe, wasn't worth listening to. To say that she was "100% sure" of who the letter writer was, showed her ignorance, and arrogance. Handwriting analysis isn't an "exact science." Any more than "Criminal Profiling" is an exact science. Personally, from just what was presented here, I'd say it was the ex-wife. She "supposedly" saw, and had in her custody, some of the letters, but she didn't save them to show the police? She hated Paul enough to turn his own children against him. She had access to the gun and would have definitely known of any 'quirks' in Paul's handwriting in order to help in setting him up. Also, as the FBI Profiler mentioned, it was very telling that the writer made it a point, numerous times, to point out that she/he was (supposedly) male. When trying to remain anonymous, your biological sex is something that you wouldn't disclose. What should have been done is, set Karen Sue down and have her write a letter. Dictate it so it contained many (or all) of the words that were misspelled in the hundreds of letters. Words like "elemination, bullit, lonily," for example. Now, having said all that, wouldn't it be cool if the letter writer was Erin Moriarty? 😆 The letters were postmarked in Columbus, Ohio, where Erin grew up and was living when the letter writing began. Erin, we're going to need a handwriting sample. 😆

[@eraldadevole]

I have only one question about it(Erin aside) If it was the ex wife, why continue send letters after he went in prison and she got what she wanted? It could have been a big mistake risking to overturn his sentence and keep the investigation going…

[@avelakhoza6140]

​@@eraldadevole Because she wasn't a "clever" person. This whole story is confusing, how could an isolated person be able to send letters? You can't just make a friend guard that will dance to your sick tune all the time, this case is hella confusing

[@krissykriss328]

I believe her, and his dang FINGERPRINTS were on the letters! He may have been isolated but he found someone to mail the letters for him. Maybe another inmate ( criminal ) is not too far fetched of a theory. I think some people are overthinking the whole thing when the evidence is right there in front of us. Handwriting characteristics and fingerprints don't lie just like dna doesn't lie!

[@RandomChristianMusings]

Makes me wonder why the letters weren't subjected to statement analysis. Many people believe statement analysis is of more value than body language. It's pretty darn reliable.

[@justnoted2995]

... and you are dead wrong about this

[@tammywaters605]

Absolutely Karen Sue did it

[@user-kp9zu3bd4r]

ex wife did this for sure absolutely

[@ginaperez8139]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Everyone! Hope for Peace🕊️ Love 💟 and faith ❤

[@krissykriss328]

Merry Christmas to you as well! ❤🎅

[@roserocks1979]

The wife would've known how his writing looked, and copied it. Or the son. They could've used paper he had touched.

[@Gloomcookie96]

I feel like a lot was not covered that should have been in this episode. There were a lot of holes in the story where this was barely comprehensible. Just from looking at the various letters, though I'm no trained expert, it seems like the letters were written by more than one person and they were taking great lengths to disguise their writing by using the block letter style. Either they were not very educated or that was another misdirect like mentioning they had a girlfriend could have been. Words were misspelled, punctuation omitted. I think the son definitely had some part in it though I can't say how. The writing didn't appear consistent throughout the letters but instead had two or three styles of writing. The letters were also varied by being written on plain paper or lined paper at times. Paul's fingerprints being on the paper could have been as simple as him replacing printer paper and that paper being used by a coworker to write one of the letters. I also don't buy that he could have sent these from jail. Everything is monitored especially phone calls and mail, both incoming and outgoing. They would have been able to intercept the letters before they were actually sent out.

[@سارهاحمد-ت2ش]

The toxic writer waged war on peaceful Circleville town.

[@velocitygirl8551]

Why would u take that box home and try to open it!!??

[@Rgrn-e7z]

They didn't have cell phones back then , so she wasn't able to call 911 where she was at .

[@TieraOwens]

I was wondering that too because I thought it was a bomb. 😂

[@lindasyarnbarn5176]

Exactly!! She was driving her school bus on the way to pick up kids, saw the box and took it home to examine. Does that mean that she put her students lives in danger and drove her bus route with it on the bus or, did she forget the kids and drive home? There’s some stupid going on there.

[@Rgrn-e7z]

@@TieraOwens , stupid is as stupid does , if it was me and I seen it, I would leave where it was at and go find a place with the nearest phone . Not pick up a box that looks suspicious and take it with me , imagine if it went off ... OMG

[@Rgrn-e7z]

@lindasyarnbarn5176 , you can't accuse everyone of being bright , some people are about as sharp as the white paint on the wall

[@sunflowerz54]

After the husbands death she starts seeing this man. How criminal is that

[@maritzasaivay306]

I think it was the ex-wife. Women think in a different way; she tried to look uneducated on purpose; the suspect sounds like an emotional unestable and controlling person, I think the state of mind of the ex at that time, especially after everything she lost. She may have also manipulated the son to help her with her plan. Guilt is what made the son avoid seing his father face to face and ultimately end his life.

[@jamesl9371]

The Karen Sue lady seems evil

[@sherryluvsmermaids5503]

Karen Sue was the letter writer. She had jealousy and motive.

[@vickdevito2]

But there is zero proof of that. The writing matches husband's writing patterns. It's the husband's gun. He had a motive - horrible divorce.

[@asher2648]

Very creepy story.Watching from Croatia😮😮

[@Aspectus]

Some of my family lives in Croatia. Greetings!

Watching from Slovenia 😎 Cao!

[@Rgrn-e7z]

My Grandma was from Croatia but she came to the USA on a ship with her family in the early 1900s

[@marijaurisevic3254]

Hello from Croatia. Gdje živiš? 😃

[@100porsiyentopinoy]

Merry Christmas everyone🌲🎅 watching from Hong Kong.

[@rachellewachuka1121]

Merry Christmas ⛄ too. Watching from Kenya.

[@bjbrown]

Merry Christmas from Florida USA 🎄

[@krissykriss328]

Merry Christmas from Arizona ❤🌵🎅

[@heatherbeach4696]

Merry Christmas, From California, USA

[@lornae8683]

I think Karen did it!!!

[@jameslomenzo1139]

I had an El Camino just like that one, same wheels, 350 cubic engine, 4 barrel Quadrajet. They were very popular back then. Paul shouldn't have been in prison.

[@Ilyevey]

It was definitely Karen and the bus lady knew because they were good friends. Also her ex husband was consumed with rage because he knew about the affair. Karen was jealous and miserable I bet she had a painful death

[@roselove2196]

Карен жива )

[@lfloats]

I love how she says.... I KNOW for a fact because of the writing. If you didn't SEE him write them, then you don't know.

[@l-b284]

What struck me as interesting is how some of the letters were slightly italic, some were tall and thin, and others were perfectly square block letters. Looking at this from 30,000 feet, it appears that multiple people were involved. Maybe having taught the other how to print/write, or who grew up learning this style from the same adult...teacher, grandparent, neighbor, etc., or copycats capitalizing on the opportunity to out people, is why certain numbers/letters were similar. But this does not look like one person's effort.

[@mtaylor7307]

I also questioned when they said his DNA was found on the letters even after he was in prison because cross contamination (according to all these crime shows anyway) happens easily. And I can't dismiss the eyewitness testimony of the man and el camino style vehicle apparently planting the bomb. The son getting caught in the middle of a difficult divorce and perhaps stealing the gun for the purposes of his mother and her new male friend? The rest of the evidence doesn't seem as cut and dry as handwriting experts say. Forgery is an art some make millions with...maybe the revengeful wife got what she wanted?

[@eddiehoppe]

Got cheating wife, Mary who could possibly want her husband out of the way , and an ex-wife, Karen sue who could possibly want her husband out of the way, maybe the two could be framing Paul ? the two women are friends i would focus on Mary and Karen Sue, then what do i know.

[@ES-qu1jd]

I was wondering that too.

[@toddrichardson8595]

The letter writer was Ronald McDonald...

[@maritzasaivay306]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jolo3118]

4 am here in Beaverton Oregon. Woke up to bring our new pup outside and go back to bed. Puppy (Harley) has other ideas 😂. In other words, perfect timing for a 48 Hours upload! Coffee time I guess! ☕🐕🥰

[@lilcuet33]

Ha! Im in Portland, OR, can't sleep...4:23 am...funny. Happy holidays from the PNW

[@mrsapplez2007]

East Midlands uk. 🇬🇧 Sat down after adulting with a cuppa just in time for an episode I've never seen yippee

[@SC.......]

Harley is such a cute name. Merry Christmas from Iowa. ❤ Enjoy your day, your coffee and your new pup.

[@krissykriss328]

​@@mrsapplez2007 After adulting... 😂 You made me smile this morning,,,Merry Christmas from Arizona! 🎅❤🌵

[@fionagregory9147]

Or tea 🍵

[@michaelvitiello9960]

How were they able to arrest him on the polygraph results?? I thought polygraph was not admissable in court

[@rottweilerfun9520]

It might have been back then.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot1986]

Merry Christmas

[@John-e8q4o]

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄🎅

[@lisahelton3297]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@PaulaakaPaben]

Did The superintendent have A Wife when this Happened? Why was he nor His son targeted? Sounds More Like Karen, Then Paul, Ron was her Brother!

[@gcrichman53]

It's about time you featured a really old case again.

[@Dogsrule777]

Am I just now figuring out that all these episodes are just put out in a rotating loop? I feel like I just saw this a year ago on my couch.😂

[@pattip1580]

Im embarrassed for the last expert. She is so arrogant and full of it. Expert give opinion not facts. Deluded much 🙄

[@spikenomoon]

Dudes innocent. If not there I only evidence for his innocence. Who verified the box was actually where she said it was. Any of the kids questioned asking if she found a box.

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

Said the bus was empty.

[@spikenomoon]

@ thanks. I don’t understand why her word is just accepted. Very scary

[@ajk2009]

... are you thinking that Mary Gillispie was in cahoots with Paul Freshour's ex-wife Karen Sue Gillispie, sister of Mary's (deceased) husband Ron Gillispie ?

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

If Preshaur didn't have any pens or paper in prison, how did he have outgoing mail? And it's completely possible that Preshaur wrote these in prison, mailed them to someone else who then mailed them to other people so it didn't show them coming from the prison.

[@CR-ce5lf]

Because they check your letters! And if they thought he was the sender you better believe they would’ve read everything he had outgoing.

[@ajk2009]

Paul Freshour

[@moniqueloomis9772]

I've solved the case. It was something about Mary all along. 🔎

[@Trending_News_Kenya]

I really waited for this new episode. for the first time ever, i am the first person to comment.

[@CrimePuzzleTV]

Hope this Christmas bring joy and blessings to everyone and their families, and may our channel continue to grow with the support of amazing viewers in the year ahead. ☺

[@concettaworkman5895]

He either wrote them, or someone studied his handwriting for hours, and practiced until they perfected the handwriting. Handwriting proves nothing, but, the fingerprints on the letters is the smoking gun. As I said, guards can be bribed to do anything. I don't believe anything I see or hear, so it's all up in the air. Intriguing, it matters not now. Forget about it, no one will ever be cleared. Why doesn't someone pay to do DNA on the letters? How about you, 48 hours. What the hell? You have the money. Put the matter to rest if you care so much. Old story, stupid. Do better. There is not as much crime as you think, to rehash these old, tired stories. How about some black on White crime. We'd love to hear it.

[@codyactually2557]

The writing analyst being so sure makes me not believe her tbh… if she woulda said “evidence in the writing is overwhelming but I can’t confirm with certainty that it’s him” I think I’d think it was him. But being willing to bet your life on something that you can’t prove makes me think you’re either a little off or just over confident in your ability … but I hate do I know

[@davidroe64]

OK, YOU GOT ME...I ADMIT IT...I WROTE THE LETTERS.

[@SC.......]

Watching from small town Iowa. Oof this one is creepy. Merry Christmas everyone. 🎄❤️🤗

[@krissykriss328]

Merry Christmas from Arizona!❤🌵🎅

[@adrianimee8665]

Merry Xmas from❤Illinois!

[@user-meandme]

Uncle Paul had the worst attorney.

[@ajk2009]

for the divorce, or criminal case ?

[@victorialsaint9046]

I think the ex wife who did it

[@UnderTheMysticMoon]

I heard about this a little over a month ago, for the first time from Agatha Maye Detective agency channel shared the story. If you haven’t checked out her channel, you should do so she’s great.

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

This episode leaves a ton of loose ends or points that are kind of explained only weakly. 7:42 So Ron Gillespie was the brother-in-law to Paul Freshour. How? Was Karen Sue (Paul's wife) Mary's sister? At 27:32 we learn Karen Sue was living in a trailer on Mary's property. 9:09 "Mary had always denied having an affair with Massie, but after Ron's death, she says they began seeing each other..." 😂 Sure, ok. 14:22 Handwriting sample lol yeah it was Paul.

[@j.scottcaudill7543]

Karen Sue was Ron Gillespie's Sister. That was stated in this video. You must've just missed it

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

@j.scottcaudill7543 Where was it in the video? I went back and skipped around some but didn't find it.

[@rebeccaramsey1274]

@@Cautionary_Tale_Harris I could have missed something but the letters continued a long time? Who died or became incapacitated around the time they stopped? Who had access to paper that dude would've touched? What was done to investigate where the letters were mailed from? Dropped in a box? Surveillance? There's got to be a better show done by someone about this case. Seems like just a lot of shrugging and "oh well, we have no idea what's going on!" Surely it's not as lazy and sloppy as it seems.

[@selinakwamini825]

This would make a dope mini series...I am seeing Reese Witherspoon like she did in little fires

[@dianecripps204]

I don't see how a forensic document examiner aka handwriting analyst in this case can be 100 % sure. Though I give the analysis some weight. Also, a really twisted person can sometimes make others think he's a great guy. I can't judge who wrote those letters, so I appreciate the ideas in the comments.

[@ajk2009]

well said ... excellent comment ... looking at the wikipedia page for Beverley East, she is a leader in the field of handwriting analysis and is a court-qualified forensic document examiner ...

[@ajk2009]

... but retired FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, Ph.D is also a seasoned professional ... O'Toole's conclusion is less definitive, but seems to point towards Karen Sue Gillispie ... ex-wife of Paul Freshour.

[@jessicamorales2555]

Merry Christmas dear world

[@rraefyn]

That spiral necklace disturbs me.

[@lyzziez]

I used to live in Ashville (the next town over, closer than Columbus). Love this story about Circleville.

[@greggfoy894]

I stopped paying attention for a few minutes. Now my head is spinning.

[@mandypandee1220]

Who else was up at 4am for work when this uploaded, and was pleasantly surprised?😄

[@lisahelton3297]

I worked midnights. This was perfect to end my shift! Merry Christmas 🎄

[@mandypandee1220]

​@@lisahelton3297perfect way to start my morning! Happy holidays!🎁✨️❄️

[@mariesimpson7613]

Why didn’t they use DNA testing on the letters?

[@ton8098]

I live in Chillicothe and this really creeps me out

[@brielliott04]

Listening as I finish wrapping gifts and making the last of our Christmas cookies, thanks 48 hours!

[@concettaworkman5895]

He bribed a guard, they get low pay. The son was caught in the middle. It was either the mother or father, for sure.