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Episode 251: In the rural area known as Drummond Township, near Perth, Ontario, about a mile north of the village of Balderson\u2019s Corners, in the early morning hours of December 10, 1828, what appeared to be an accidental fire resulted in the deaths of Thomas Easby\u2019s wife and four eldest children. Only a month later, it was the word of Thomas\u2019s only surviving son that painted a different, more sinister picture. Thomas was arrested, charged with the murders and tried. Easby\u2019s trial was brief, he was convicted and sentenced to hang for what has been called Canada's first mass murder.\nSources:\nRampage: Canadian Mass Murder and Spree Killing\nThe Thomas Easby Murders in 1829 \u2014 Foulest Ever in Lanark County | lindaseccaspina\nPerth & District Historical Society - Perth, Ontario, Canada\nTHE DEVIL VISITS DRUMMOND TOWNSHIP\nThomas Easby Murders \xab Arlene Stafford Wilson\nA Matter of Honour: And Other Tales of Early Perth - Susan Code - Google Books\nThe Early History of Balderson\u2019s Corners\nHistoric Lanark County Documents from the Perth Courier\nUncovering the Secrets of the Perth Museum Archives: A Q&A with Debbie Sproule - Lanark County Tourism\nA History of Drummond Township - John C. Ebbs - Google Books\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices