Lorna has the featured story for September on the Mesdames of Mayhem website.
Her story about John Wilson Murray, who was one of the early inspirations for the famous Murdoch Mysteries, describes an early crime from February 1890.
Lorna was interviewed about The Don by Gary Johnson for his show “Writers for Readers” on CHOP FM.
If you’d like to interview Lorna about her writing, please contact her directly!
CHOP FM is student-operated radio station serving Pickering College and the wider Newmarket community – and the only JK – 12 school in Canada with a CRTC-licensed station.
View to Necropolis Cemetery, ca. 1880, James Esson photographer. (Baldwin Collection of Canadiana)
The Toronto Necropolis (Greek for “city of the dead”) opened on Winchester Street in Cabbagetown in 1850.
Between 1850 and 1899, 22,307 people were buried at the Necropolis.
Many famous — and infamous — individuals whose stories fuelled the headlines found their resting place in this non-sectarian cemetery.
The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society will host a presentation by true crime author and historian Lorna Poplak later this month.
The presentation will feature Poplak speaking about her book The Don: The Story of Toronto’s Infamous Jail.
In the heart of Toronto’s bustling city lies a story of a structure that once epitomized fear and punishment; the chilling yet fascinating history of the Don Jail.
C.P.R. station in Sudbury, 1884. From Pioneering on the C.P.R. by Florence Howey. (Canadian Transport Sourcebook)
Biscotasing was humming in the late 19th century. But the combination of money and liquor was combustible — and in 1885, it exploded into the Whiskeyville riot