Circleville: The Town Terrorised by Anonymous Letters

About this episode

This episode explores the chilling story of Circleville, Ohio, where anonymous letters terrorized the community with dark secrets and threats.

In 1976, the small town of Circleville, Ohio, began receiving letters, hundreds of them. Each one was anonymous. Each one accused neighbours, teachers, and officials of dark secrets. And each one carried the same eerie signature: none at all. The anonymous writer seemed to know everything, where people worked, who they spoke to, even private affairs no one else could have known. Then came the threats, a mysterious death, and a trap wired with a gun. When a local man was arrested, everyone thought the nightmare was over… until the letters kept coming from hundreds of miles away, even while he sat in prison. In this episode of Mysteries at Bedtime, we revisit one of America’s most disturbing unsolved cases, a story of obsession, fear, and words that tore a town apart. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Laurence

Topics covered

• anonymous letters
• unsolved cases
• small town mystery
• dark secrets
• obsession
• fear

Keywords

• Circleville
• Ohio
• anonymous letters
• unsolved mystery
• dark secrets
• mysterious death
• obsession
• fear

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Circleville, Ohio

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