Whatever Remains Podcast

In 1982, Paul and Karen Sue Freshour ended 20 years of marriage and begun a very contentious divorce. By the time the Franklin county judge reached their verdict, Paul was in jail for attempted murder. He claimed that not only was he innocent, he was set up by the one person that stood to gain everything, his soon to be ex-wife.Did Karen Sue Freshour conspire to frame Paul? Is she truly our story's villain,  so cold and remorseless that she would try to kill her best friend? Or is this image of Karen Sue Freshour just another story that we're supposed to believe, repeated again and again by a very unreliable narrator? Thank you for listening to episode 7: Stolen Treasure.Episode has been newly remastered by Sarah Vorhees Wendel, with a special thanks to the Astonishing Legends Podcast.Trigger Warning: on this episode there is mention of domestic abuse and physical violence. Image used: Yearbook photo, Karen Sue Gillespie.  

In 1968, 9 guards were taken hostage during a riot at the notorious Ohio Penitentiary.For over 30 hours, their lives were at the mercy of inmates that threatened to burn them alive if their demands were not met. One of those guards was Paul Freshour, the man who would be incarcerated for attempted murder, and accused of being the Circleville Letter Writer.While the 9 guards were rescued, troubling questions remain. What was the real cause of the 1968 riot that ended in bloodshed? And what happened to the one man - Edward Spaulding - who revealed the truth to reporters?Did what caused the riot at Ohio Pen come back to Circleville over a decade later?Episode has been newly remastered by Sarah Vorhees Wendel, with a special thanks to the Astonishing Legends Podcast.     

The night of August 19, 1977, Ron Gillespie gets a call from the Circleville Letter Writer. So enraged by what he hears, he grabs his gun, kisses his daughter goodbye and leaves his home on Brookmiller Road, and is dead less than an hour later.After that night, the Letter Writer sets themselves on a  collision course with the town of CIrcleville to answer for the murder of Ron Gillespie.That's the story, anyways, but what exactly happened that night?  On this episode we look at the evidence in the case and start to piece together what happened  that night on Five Points Pike.Episode has been newly remastered by Sarah Vorhees Wendel, with a special thanks to the Astonishing Legends Podcast.

Your neighbor, co-worker or teacher. Your closest friend or family member.  People you let into your life - day after day, sharing stories, spending time, gaining trust. The person who write hateful letters may not be some readily apparent monster. There's a good chance that they're known to their victims. There's an even better chance they look a lot like someone you trust.On this episode we examine the characteristics of anonymous threateners,  and then take a look at our main characters to see if it sounds like  someone we know in the town of CIrcleville.Episode has been newly remastered by Sarah Vorhees Wendel, with a special thanks to the Astonishing Legends Podcast.