Episode 34

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24th Sep 2025

"The Wrap Sheet: Circleville Letters — Gossip, Fear, and a Town Under Siege"

What happens when small-town secrets get weaponized? In this Wrap Sheet follow-up, Steve dives back into the Circleville Letters case—the bizarre saga of poison-pen notes that rocked a quiet Ohio town for decades. From Paul Freshour’s questionable conviction, to the unnerving detail that the letters kept coming even after he was behind bars, this episode unpacks the paranoia, the psychology, and the gossip-fueled chaos that turned neighbors into suspects. Steve shares his hot takes, lesser-known details, and theories about whether one person—or an entire community—was behind the most infamous letter-writing campaign in American crime history.

Grab your coffee, lock your mailbox, and buckle up—this is one Wrap Sheet you won’t forget.

And don’t miss the tease for next week’s episode: the sticky, multimillion-dollar Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.

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Heists, Hustles, and Homicide
True Crime Stories
Welcome to Heists, Hustles, and Homicide — the true crime podcast where brains, betrayal, and blood all share the same spotlight.
I'm Big Steve your host, and each week, I’ll take you into the minds of the boldest criminals, the slickest con artists, and the darkest murderers history has to offer.
Some of these stories you’ve heard whispers of.
Some have been buried.
And some? They were never supposed to be uncovered at all.
We’ll crack open legendary heists that rewrote the rules…
We’ll follow the hustlers who schemed their way into the high life…
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Each episode, we’ll unravel one real-life case — beginning to end.
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How far would you go?
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