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Jessica Verge

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Maggie Pollock: Medium on Trial

She was known for seeing spirits & using her gifts to help her neighbours. So why did Ontario charge Margaret Pollock with witchcraft in 1920?

Winter 1918. A farmer discovers the stash of grain missing from the stable. His son pays a visit to a woman with a reputation for finding lost things. 


Even though she's been unwell, Maggie Pollock, 58, welcomes these unexpected guests into her home. She gives them a reading that reveals details about the crime and the culprit.


A stout man on a buggy. His long-necked horse. The boy who carried his new bags. How they headed west. 

The farmer's son remembers seeing those westbound tracks in the mud. He knows she's never been to their farm but she describes the stable’s unique design.


He pays Maggie 50 cents for her time.


It’s unclear if they ever catch the thief, but police find a new criminal: Maggie Pollock.

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