Mystery AtlasPaul Freshour
Ohio machinist and the brother-in-law of Ron and Mary Gillispie, convicted in October 1983 of the attempted murder of Mary Gillispie over the booby-trapped gun found on her bus route. Prosecutors also linked him to the Circleville letters through disputed handwriting analysis, though he was never formally charged with writing them. Paroled in 1994, he maintained his innocence of both the attack and the letters until his death in 2012.
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Related Mysteries
- The Circleville Letters1976-1994
Paul Freshour was accused of The Circleville Letters — Never formally charged with authorship. The 1983 prosecution relied substantially on disputed handwriting analysis, and letters kept arriving in Circleville during his confirmed solitary confinement without pen or paper. A 2024 forensic re-examination for CBS's 48 Hours argued a handwriting match across those letters too, a conclusion other researchers and case investigators dispute.
Events
- 1983 Circleville Bus-Route Booby Trap7 February 1983
Paul Freshour was accused of 1983 Circleville Bus-Route Booby Trap — Convicted in October 1983 of attempted murder after the gun used in the booby trap was traced to him — a documented legal fact, distinct from the separately disputed question of who wrote the letters.