Few Pittsburgh legends are as disturbing as the story of Congelier House. According to the most widely accepted account, the mansion was built in the 1860s by Charles Congelier, who moved to Pittsburgh after the Civil War with his wife, Lyda, and their maid, Essie. Trouble followed quickly. After Lyda allegedly discovered an affair between Charles and Essie, legend says she snapped—murdering them both with kitchen knives. Days later, a neighbor entered the house after noticing no activity and reportedly found Lyda blood-soaked, rocking back and forth while humming and cradling Essie’s severed head. And that’s just the beginning. Hear about the other three dark stories behind this mansion. The mansion was ultimately destroyed in 1927 after a nearby explosion, and today the site lies buried beneath a highway. But the question remains: was Congelier House haunted by spirits… or by something far more sinister that seemed to follow anyone who lived there?\