On June 27th
1844 to 1977 — what the record says happened on this date, in the order the years gave it to us.
- 1844historyCarthage Jail
The June 27, 1844 killings are documented. Carthage Jail's operational history is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath the asylum lore. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The record appears in 'Carthage Jail'. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.
Carthage, Illinois - 1864historyKennesaw Mountain
The June 27, 1864 battle is documented. Kennesaw Mountain's service record is documented — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath the garrison lore. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The record appears in 'Kennesaw Mountain'. The record keeps it — history, not lore. It remains the site's standing claim.
Kennesaw, Georgia - 1977historyGlensheen
On June 27, 1977, Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse Velma Pietila were murdered in the house; Marjorie Caldwell Hagen was convicted. Glensheen's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The detail is preserved in 'Glensheen Historic Estate'. The date is p
Duluth, Minnesota - 1977historyGlensheen
The June 27, 1977 murders are documented. Glensheen's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The record appears in 'Glensheen'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.
Duluth, Minnesota - 1977eventGlensheen
On June 27, 1977, heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse Velma Pietila were murdered inside Glensheen — smothered and beaten in the family's 39-room mansion. Congdon's son-in-law was convicted, then acquitted on retrial, and the case — equal parts money, family and mystery — remains Minnesota's most notorious society crime.
Duluth, Minnesota