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truthbtold · 02-18-2010, 02:08 PM

- After watching this segment a few times that hand writing kept striking me as somewhat familiar. Then it struck me...THAT IS THE EXACT SCRIPT USED FOR COMIC BOOKS. Im not sure how relevant that is but that got me thinking about something else. There is a clear and obvious link to the school district, has anyone considered that students or former students could have been involved? Perhaps some student stumbled upon Mary and the superintendent and decided to have some "fun" with it. Just a sudden brainstorm...

- Also, hasn't anyone even indirectly related to this case made any statements about this after this long? I know we sometimes hear from people on this very forum who are linked to cases. Has Paul, Mary, the ex-wife, or any of their kids made any comment or introduced new theories since then. I mean it is 2010 now, I don't see how everyone could have kept their mouth shut this long.

- Finally, the people in the original segment seem to be very particular about not mentioning other suspects by name. Have we heard who these other suspects might be by now?

VikingsGal · 06-02-2010, 09:55 PM

I know this may not be an update on Circleville but I wanted to post/shar ethis someplace. I was doing a search for craft ideas for my students and in my search for "pumpkin" up popped CIRCLEVILLE OHIO! I was so jazzed! Sad, I know. There is a huge pumpkin festival every year there. Oh where the mind goes......I miss that segment.

undertakeress · 06-03-2010, 12:04 AM

My best friends family is from Circleville - I remember seeing this the first time and running across the street to tell her~! Pumpkin Show is in October - it's fun and good beer!

Can someone give me a synopsis of this case? I am friends with someone who lives in Circleville now

Apostapler · 06-03-2010, 04:06 AM

I have a friend who I used to work with who moved to Circleville six months ago. He'd never heard about the case. I asked him to ask locals about it when he got there!

undertakeress · 06-03-2010, 01:33 PM

I found the case on unsolved's site. I posted it on her facebook and told her to ask her mom about it..we shall see.

mwcarolina · 06-04-2010, 12:18 AM

The case with Circleville is about a mysterious letter writer. He writes to a bus driver about a rumor (he/she seemed to either start or find out) and wrote letters telling her that they (the writer) knows of the affiar and to stop and he writes to her for a bit, then the husband finds out and later the whole family writes a letter to the writer (somehow) and then the writer called the house, husband answered, left in a car (that the writer knew about) and he took his gun, then the husband somehow died. Then later on (supposedly after the husband died) the man rumored to be in the affair with starts dating the bus driver, then a booby trip is laid out for the driver which is intended to kill her, then it's found out that the gun is her brother in laws or something, he goes to prison for the attempted murder and the letters continued to come and one is even addressed to the man in prison. A weird and odd case and unless someone confesses or the letters start up again or if some new evidence is found, i dont see the case being solved.

undertakeress · 06-04-2010, 01:18 AM

She replied that her mom doesn't remember but she is going to go ask about town about it....My friend is a hair dresser so she is going to ask as well!

Corkys-Place · 06-10-2010, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mwcarolina

The case with Circleville is about a mysterious letter writer. He writes to a bus driver about a rumor (he/she seemed to either start or find out) and wrote letters telling her that they (the writer) knows of the affiar and to stop and he writes to her for a bit, then the husband finds out and later the whole family writes a letter to the writer (somehow) and then the writer called the house, husband answered, left in a car (that the writer knew about) and he took his gun, then the husband somehow died. Then later on (supposedly after the husband died) the man rumored to be in the affair with starts dating the bus driver, then a booby trip is laid out for the driver which is intended to kill her, then it's found out that the gun is her brother in laws or something, he goes to prison for the attempted murder and the letters continued to come and one is even addressed to the man in prison. A weird and odd case and unless someone confesses or the letters start up again or if some new evidence is found, i dont see the case being solved.

My Lordy! This story has more twists and turns than The Bold and the Beautiful! LOL

Mastermind · 06-10-2010, 11:42 AM

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There is a clear and obvious link to the school district, has anyone considered that students or former students could have been involved? Perhaps some student stumbled upon Mary and the superintendent and decided to have some "fun" with it. Just a sudden brainstorm...

I've always suspected the writer might be a fellow bus driver.

1. The writer did mention that he would broadcast the details of the affair...over CB radio. A necessary device in school buses.

2. The writer seemed to know the bus routes pretty well in order to place the signs and the booby trap.

3. It would be easy for a bus driver to get such gossip from the other drivers regarding Mary's affair.

4. Maybe it;s just bad memories from elementary school....but I always though school bus drivers we're alway a bit off mentally.

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- Finally, the people in the original segment seem to be very particular about not mentioning other suspects by name. Have we heard who these other suspects might be by now?

That is one of the biggest clues in this case. Especially since Paul Freshour was there on that meeting when they discussed who the writer was.

cocytus · 12-19-2010, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mastermind

I've always suspected the writer might be a fellow bus driver.

1. The writer did mention that he would broadcast the details of the affair...over CB radio. A necessary device in school buses.

2. The writer seemed to know the bus routes pretty well in order to place the signs and the booby trap.

3. It would be easy for a bus driver to get such gossip from the other drivers regarding Mary's affair.

4. Maybe it;s just bad memories from elementary school....but I always though school bus drivers we're alway a bit off mentally.

That is one of the biggest clues in this case. Especially since Paul Freshour was there on that meeting when they discussed who the writer was.

I tend to disagree w/ you about this poster and here's why I do:

1) Whoever wrote the letters knew the people well enough not to misspell their names, the name of their town and knew their exact addresses.

That tells me that this person is very close to the people that received the letters.

2) Most people would have simply ignored the letters, thrown them away or taken them to the police. These people decided on another path: they wrote the letter writer(s) back.

This was such a poor decision that I'm surprised that the people involved admitted that they did it. This has always made it seem to me that Paul Freshour and the group were all involved in some type of weird "game" that grew out of control.

3) The affair had to be almost common knowledge around that small town making fear of its "revelation" a tad ludicrous, IMHO. Especially since several months after the arrest, the affair became public anyway.

4) The ridiculous booby trap was the icing on this crap cake for me. Unless the person that created the booby trap, knew that it would work, it made little sense to place it where they did.

It also makes me wonder what they thought was going to happen when it was discovered. If they killed the person, a series minor "letter pranks" would have turned into something far more serious and would have introduced a level professional investigation that hadn't been seen previously.

IMHO, Paul Freshour was correctly convicted for his part in this farce, although he shouldn't have gone to prison alone. The fact that Freshour isn't spending time and money trying to clear his name makes me believe that he knows that he was appropriately and fairly sentenced.

Jason K · 12-19-2010, 05:47 PM

Somewhat off-topic, somewhat relevant: I first saw this segment coincidentally two days after I first watched Le Courbeau, which is a film about poison pen letters in a small town that I think some of you may enjoy.

Orange_Sody_84 · 12-23-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason K

Somewhat off-topic, somewhat relevant: I first saw this segment coincidentally two days after I first watched Le Courbeau, which is a film about poison pen letters in a small town that I think some of you may enjoy.

Hmmm.. thanks for the link. looks spooky. another film that kinda reminds me of this case is a foreign film called "Cache". about a couple recieving disturbing videos and letters from a stranger.

JohnnyGuapo · 12-23-2010, 11:46 PM

You say they wrote the letter writer back, where did they send the letter?

cocytus · 12-24-2010, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyGuapo

You say they wrote the letter writer back, where did they send the letter?

Not sure. Apparently there was a return address (obviously fake) on the letters.

What also surprises me is that the Postal Inspectors are actually a highly competent branch of law enforcement and they have a high rate of case solution. That they were unable to determine who was committing these crimes, which became a Federal offense when they used the US Mail, is very strange.

TheCars1986 · 12-24-2010, 12:13 PM

I've always thought there were several "writers" in the town of Circleville, who used the letter writings as a way to deal out gossip about people in the town. Some of the handwriting they show in the UM segment doesn't appear to look like it was written by the same person. Granted I'm not a handwriting expert, but you can see some obvious differences in the way some were written.

02-18-2010, 02:08 PM	#1
truthbtold Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 16, 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 84	Updates on Circleville? - After watching this segment a few times that hand writing kept striking me as somewhat familiar. Then it struck me...THAT IS THE EXACT SCRIPT USED FOR COMIC BOOKS. Im not sure how relevant that is but that got me thinking about something else. There is a clear and obvious link to the school district, has anyone considered that students or former students could have been involved? Perhaps some student stumbled upon Mary and the superintendent and decided to have some "fun" with it. Just a sudden brainstorm... - Also, hasn't anyone even indirectly related to this case made any statements about this after this long? I know we sometimes hear from people on this very forum who are linked to cases. Has Paul, Mary, the ex-wife, or any of their kids made any comment or introduced new theories since then. I mean it is 2010 now, I don't see how everyone could have kept their mouth shut this long. - Finally, the people in the original segment seem to be very particular about not mentioning other suspects by name. Have we heard who these other suspects might be by now?

06-02-2010, 09:55 PM	#2
VikingsGal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 05, 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 202	I know this may not be an update on Circleville but I wanted to post/shar ethis someplace. I was doing a search for craft ideas for my students and in my search for "pumpkin" up popped CIRCLEVILLE OHIO! I was so jazzed! Sad, I know. There is a huge pumpkin festival every year there. Oh where the mind goes......I miss that segment.

06-03-2010, 12:04 AM	#3
undertakeress Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 27, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 130	My best friends family is from Circleville - I remember seeing this the first time and running across the street to tell her~! Pumpkin Show is in October - it's fun and good beer! Can someone give me a synopsis of this case? I am friends with someone who lives in Circleville now

06-03-2010, 04:06 AM	#4
Apostapler Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 06, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 872	I have a friend who I used to work with who moved to Circleville six months ago. He'd never heard about the case. I asked him to ask locals about it when he got there!

06-03-2010, 01:33 PM	#5
undertakeress Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 27, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 130	I found the case on unsolved's site. I posted it on her facebook and told her to ask her mom about it..we shall see.

06-04-2010, 12:18 AM	#6
mwcarolina Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2010 Location: nc Posts: 466	The case with Circleville is about a mysterious letter writer. He writes to a bus driver about a rumor (he/she seemed to either start or find out) and wrote letters telling her that they (the writer) knows of the affiar and to stop and he writes to her for a bit, then the husband finds out and later the whole family writes a letter to the writer (somehow) and then the writer called the house, husband answered, left in a car (that the writer knew about) and he took his gun, then the husband somehow died. Then later on (supposedly after the husband died) the man rumored to be in the affair with starts dating the bus driver, then a booby trip is laid out for the driver which is intended to kill her, then it's found out that the gun is her brother in laws or something, he goes to prison for the attempted murder and the letters continued to come and one is even addressed to the man in prison. A weird and odd case and unless someone confesses or the letters start up again or if some new evidence is found, i dont see the case being solved.

06-04-2010, 01:18 AM	#7
undertakeress Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 27, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 130	She replied that her mom doesn't remember but she is going to go ask about town about it....My friend is a hair dresser so she is going to ask as well!

12-19-2010, 05:47 PM	#11
Jason K Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 05, 2010 Posts: 59	Somewhat off-topic, somewhat relevant: I first saw this segment coincidentally two days after I first watched Le Courbeau, which is a film about poison pen letters in a small town that I think some of you may enjoy.

12-23-2010, 11:46 PM	#13
JohnnyGuapo Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 25, 2010 Location: Pensylvania Posts: 12	You say they wrote the letter writer back, where did they send the letter?

12-24-2010, 12:13 PM	#15
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	I've always thought there were several "writers" in the town of Circleville, who used the letter writings as a way to deal out gossip about people in the town. Some of the handwriting they show in the UM segment doesn't appear to look like it was written by the same person. Granted I'm not a handwriting expert, but you can see some obvious differences in the way some were written.