In July of 1843, two bodies were found in the cellar of a farmhouse outside of Toronto, Canada. The owner of the home, Thomas Kinnear, was found shot once in the chest, his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery had been struck on the skull and then strangled. The two primary suspects, Grace Marks and James McDermott, were domestic servants (because, of course), who had fled the country. With conflicting stories and inane reasoning, the two suspects blame each other. Follow along and tell us what you think happened.

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Sources:

• The Kingston Whig-Standard - 04 Jul 2012, Wed · Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/740059917/
• Chester Chronicle, and Cheshire and North Wales General Advertiser-22 Dec 1843,Fri · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/786690134/
• Brooklyn Evening Star - 09 Dec 1843, Sat · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/117479851/
• Montreal Gazette - 09 Nov 1843, Thu · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/705526384/
• The Age - 22 Feb 1997, Sat · Page 141 https://www.newspapers.com/image/122989819/
• The Waukegan Weekly Gazette - 03 Nov 1855, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/699106445/
• https://archive.org/details/cihm_67883/page/n7/mode/2up
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/mysterious-murder-case-inspired-margaret-atwoods-alias-grace-180967045/
• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/grace-marks
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/grace-marks-alias-grace
• https://museumhack.com/grace-marks/