1901 Redpath Mansion murders

Event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada On June 13, 1901, two members of the prominent Redpath family were found shot to death in their mansion on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal's Golden Square Mile neighbourhood. Among the dead were Ada Maria Mills Redpath, a 59-year old widow and her 24-year-old son Jocelyn Clifford Redpath. It is not known who committed the murder as the police were not called and the family hastily convened a coroner's inquest. The two were buried within 48 hours.Enos Elysha History buffs still fascinated with the Redpath Mansion murders, 115 years later https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/this-day-in-montreal-redpath-murders-1.3632064 CBC June 13, 2016 Speculation has persisted into the 2020s about the events.Riga Andy The other Redpath Mansion mystery https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article493541.html Montreal Gazette July 12, 2020 The "Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History" project included the event in their interactive history series.The Redpath Mansion Mystery https://canadianmysteries.ca/sites/redpath/home/indexen.html canadianmysteries.ca en Numerous podcasts have covered the events, including Stuff You Missed in History Class.Redpath Murders - Stuff You Missed in History Class https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-missed-in-histor-21124503/episode/redpath-murders-103974782/ iHeart en Victims The 59-year-old Ada Maria Mills Redpath was the daughter of the former Montreal Mayor John Easton Mills and his wife Hannah Lyman. In 1867, Ada married John James Redpath, who worked at his family's sugar refinery, but later left the refinery to join the Victoria Rifles of Canada. John James would die in 1884, leaving Ada a widow for 17 years until the time of her murder.Adams Annmarie Minnett Valerie Poutanen Mary Anne Theodore David 2010 "She must not stir out of a darkened room": The Redpath Mansion Mystery https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/18717 Material Culture Review en 1927-9264 Jocelyn Clifford Redpath was the son of John James and Ada. At the time of the murder, Clifford was 24 years old. References Category:Unsolved murders in Canada Category:1901 in Quebec Category:1901 murders in North America Category:1900s crimes in Canada Category:1900s in Montreal + Category:Murder in Quebec Category:Deaths by firearm in Montreal Category:June 1901 in North America