Episode 440: In 1879, Montreal’s Griffintown was a crowded working-class neighbourhood shaped by Irish immigration, heavy industry and life along the Lachine Canal. On June 27, Mary Gallagher entered a tenement at the corner of William and Murray streets, where a morning of drinking with her friend Susan Kennedy ended in a brutal killing for which Kennedy was accused. The crime became one of Montreal’s most enduring ghost stories. For generations, residents have said that Mary returns to the corner every seven years, searching for her missing head. In this Spooktober episode, we examine the documented case, the legend it inspired and the changing neighbourhood that kept her story alive for nearly 150 years. Sources:The Ghost of Griffintown: Mary Gallagher's Haunting LegendMary Gallagher | Haunted MontrealMary Gallagher – The Ghost of Griffintown / WKT2 26Calling all ghost hunters: Headless Mary may return to Montreal tonight | CP24Headless Mary | ScholasticMeurtre de Mary Gallagher | WikipediaThe Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Tuesday, July 08, 1879The British Whig, Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Monday, June 30, 1879Montreal Gazette, Quebec, Canada · Wednesday, October 01, 1879Montreal Gazette, Quebec, Canada · Saturday, October 04, 1879The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Thursday, July 03, 1879The Montreal Star, Quebec, Canada · Saturday, July 05, 1879The British Whig, Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Saturday, November 29, 1879The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Tuesday, October 07, 1879The Montreal Gazette Thu, Oct 02, 1879 ·Page 4Ottawa Daily Citizen • Mon, Jun 30, 1879 • Page 1 • (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)The British Whig, Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Monday, July 07, 1879St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Missouri · Thursday, October 02, 1879Ottawa Daily Citizen, Ontario, Canada · Thursday, October 02, 1879Ghost of Griffintown | ConcordiaLes origines d’une légende irlandaise… montréalaise ! | banq.qc.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices