Anonymous Hate Letters Terrorize Shiptonthorpe Village

Residents of the East Yorkshire village have been receiving obscene and targeted letters for two years, causing fear and distrust among the community.

• More than 25 anonymous letters have been sent to at least 10 residents since January 2022.
• The letters contain personal, obscene, and targeted insults, including wishes for cancer and accusations of immoral behavior.
• Humberside Police have conducted inquiries but have been unable to identify the sender.
• The situation has caused some residents to move away and left others feeling frightened and unable to trust their neighbors.
• The campaign of malicious letters is reminiscent of a similar incident in Littlehampton in 1920, which inspired the film Wicked Little Letters.

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