Beginning in 1977, anonymous letters terrorized Circleville, Ohio, accusing residents of affairs, crimes, and private secrets. School-bus driver Mary Gillispie and her family became the main targets. After her husband died in a mysterious crash, the threats escalated—and a booby-trapped sign with a loaded gun led to her brother-in-law’s conviction. But the letters continued after he went to prison. In this A Little Less Mess minisode, Cara follows one of America’s strangest unsolved anonymous-letter mysteries.
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Sources: CBS News 48 Hours: The Circleville Letters: You’ve Got Hate Mail 48 Hours: The Circleville Letters reporting and document-analysis coverage
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