Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host Ashley Flowers, and I'm Britt.

And before we jump into this week's wild case, we actually wanted to mention that this

Friday, April 15th is National ASL Day, and some of you may already be aware of this,

but a couple of years ago, we started a crime junkie YouTube page, which offers ASL videos.

Because even though podcasting is amazing, it's also an imperfect medium that can be inaccessible

to those who are part of the deaf and signing community.

Brooke, who is currently our ASL interpreter on the YouTube page, told us that since podcasting

is solely targeted to hearing folks, many deaf people do not even know what a podcast is.

And it's really important for us to implement new ways to make sure that those within that

community can experience these stories firsthand too.

And even as a bonus, we also include closed captions for every single episode released

within our fan club. So you should absolutely check that out and please share it with the

people in your life who may find these resources helpful.

Now, everyone needs to buckle up because the story I have for you today has a little

bit of everything.

A mysterious death and attempted murder, a conviction that's been questioned, and more

than a thousand anonymous letters mailed to dozens of people in southern Ohio.

Add in a dash of gossip and a heaping help of small town who done it and you've got.

Well, you've got today's episode. This is the story of the Circleville letter writer.

It's late March of 1977 and a woman named Mary Gillespie is going through her mail,

expecting the usual, some junk mail, maybe a few bills, what we normally pick up at our

mailbox. But among the routine stuff is one envelope that kind of stands out.

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