In 1901 Montreal, two members of the elite Redpath family were found dead from gunshot wounds in their luxurious mansion. The family’s intense secrecy around the deaths bordered on pathological. This bizarre behavior only intensified a curiosity that persists today about what has become a classic Victorian-era whodunnit. Conspiracy Theories is on Instagram @theconspiracypod and TikTok @conspiracy.pod! Follow us to keep up with the show and get behind-the-scenes updates from Carter and the team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Due to the nature of today's case, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of murder and suicide. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. To get help on mental health and suicide, visit Spotify.com slash resources. John and Ada Redpath selected their Montreal mansion with privacy in mind.
Its layout allowed guests to remain isolated within the formal front rooms, separate from the more intimate spaces farther into the house. Servants had their own entrance and designated areas, keeping their work mostly hidden behind the scenes. The hallways and stairwells were built wide, making a surprise collision all but impossible.
The design choices helped the Redpath family maintain the propriety they so desperately desired. By controlling what guests, servants, and other family members could see, they could ensure respectability. They could control the narrative, no matter what. In June of 1901, two members of the Redpath family were found dead in the family mansion.
The building's design and the secrecy of the people living inside it turned the crime into a headline whodunit, a real-life version of the game Clue. It happened in the primary bedroom with a gun, but who pulled the trigger and why? Welcome to Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify podcast. I'm Carter Roy. You can find us here every Wednesday. Be sure to check us out on Instagram at The Conspiracy Pod.
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