Case file · Haunting
Carleton County Gaol and Patrick Whelan
Patrick J. Whelan was hanged at the Ottawa jail on 11 February 1869 for the assassination of Father of Confederation Thomas D'Arcy McGee; guests of the hostel that now fills the jail report his ghost.
1869 CE · 45.43, -75.69 · status: legend
The sceptical view
Whelan protested innocence to the end and doubts remain about his guilt, which is part of the ghost story's appeal.