The Black Donnellys: A Family Marked for Murder

On February 4, 1880, the quiet town of Biddulph, Ontario, erupted into chaos as a mob set fire to a farmhouse,slaughtering the notorious Donnelly family in a brutal act of frontier justice. In this episode, we uncover the truth behind one of Canada’s most infamous true crime cases—a tale of feuds, vengeance, and a massacre that still haunts history.

Source Materials:

https://www.thoroldtoday.ca/local-news/donnellys-legend-lives-on-in-thorold-1226182

https://www.donnellymuseum.com/history

https://www.wanderlustcanadian.com/post/canadian folklore-black-donnellys

https://www.torontoghosts.org/index.php/the-province-of-ontario/south-western/313-lucan-the-donnelly-homestead-?showall=1

https://canadianmysteries.ca/sites/donnellys/prelude/settlingin/indexen.html