The 1815 murder of J.P. Radelmüller, lighthouse keeper and servant of royalty, forms the basis of one of Canada’s most famous ghost stories. My 2015 research on the case was featured in the 8 August 2021 edition of the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest circulation newspaper.
Reporter Peter Edwards describes the tall tales surrounding the lighthouse and my efforts to distinguish fact from fiction. The story is available on the Star’s website here.
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