Case file · Haunting

Glensheen, Duluth

On 27 June 1977 heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse Velma Pietila were murdered at Glensheen, the family's lakeside mansion in Duluth, Minnesota, and the estate later attracted ghost stories.

1977 CE · 46.81, -92.05 · status: legend

The account

The estate is now a museum run by the University of Minnesota Duluth.

The sceptical view

The murders are documented history; the hauntings are folklore.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Glensheen Historic Estate
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