After the murders, someone stole Velma Pietilas car and left it at the airport, suggesting the killer had fled the city. It appears someone can be born a psychopath, and it also appears that psychopathology can run in families. The trial was moved to Brainerd and in July of 1978 the jury found Roger Caldwell (Marjorie's husband) to be guilty of the crimes. And he said it's too grisly to discuss on tours with families. They are consummate actors, and the role they play is of being human when, in fact, they are something less than human, and dangerous because of it. "It really was like a house in a time capsule.". She was short, wide at the hips and bookish looking. In 1935 Elizabeth adopted another daughter and named her Jennifer. The Duluth newspaper archives included thousands of mentions of her activities. His conviction had been overturned by the Minnesota Supreme Court after fingerprint evidence used in his trial was called into serious question during Marjories own criminal trial in 1979win which she was acquitted of her alleged role in planning the murders. She eventually paid her lawyer out of the income from her $750,000 trust fund. By 1977, she was living in Colorado and married to her second husband, Roger Caldwell. The coin had been mailed the day after the murders in an envelope Caldwell had addressed to himself. Roger Caldwell was identified by a Duluth cab driver who remembered taking him out to Glensheen on the night of the murders. How did Chester Congdon make his fortune? Back in Minnesota for the funeral, police found evidence of foul play in their Duluth hotel room. When authorities called Marjorie to tell her what had happened, she said nonchalantly, It isnt our house. What they did is public record.. Elisabeth Congdons way of dealing with Marjorie was to appease her. Marjorie is a text book example. Only the quick action of Dick LeRoy prevented the fire from spreading and burning the neighborhood down. She professed her innocence in the Ajo fire at trial. She always told stories about her nursing training in World War I, and I was fascinated. What happened Marjorie Congdon? But it didnt stop there. Hagen endorsed and deposited an $11,000 check into a bank. Roger confessed to the murders, but was freed after serving just over five years in jail. For example, she stripped all the kitchen cupboards and repainted and decorated with Pennsylvania Dutch designs. Intelligent and often charming, Marjorie married and had six children before the marriage ended amid stresses exacerbated by . They were set to inherit millions of dollars when Elisabeth died. He died in 1916. Her nurse is also killed, bludgeoned with a candlestick. Eight years later in 1974 after arranging for the remodeling of a house shed purchased, Marjorie was slow to pay the contractor, so the contractor placed a lien on her property. Glensheen, built just northeast of downtown Duluth in 1909, was the audacious symbol of Congdon's wealth and made the murders that much more intriguing. He was taken into custody and arraigned on charges of first degree murder. We were invited for dinner several times. This time Marjorie had overplayed her hand. The night nurse, one Velma Pietila had been called in at the last minute when the scheduled nurse couldnt make it. Condgon was found smothered with a satin pillow. A tour guide shares historical facts and interesting details about the mansion and Congdon family. Later it came to light that her friend had thought the world of her. What does it mean when someone is succumb? Norman Bates, as depicted in the film, was a psychotic. She parted ways with her second husband, Roger Caldwell, after the trials. A psychotic is someone who is out of touch with reality. TUCSON, Ariz. -- Marjorie Congdon Caldwell Hagen, the 74-year-old woman acquitted in connection with the June 1977 deaths of her mother and her mother's nurse at Duluth's Glensheen mansion, was taken into custody Thursday night at a Tucson assisted-living facility and booked into Pima County Jail on suspicion of theft, forgery, fraud and computer tampering. This was now two years after the murders and, as Kimball recalled, two new developments hurt the prosecution. In 1995 an Arizona judge decreed that Wally Hagens ashes must be divided between Hagens children and Marjorie. Developed by. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. I thought that was kind of brilliant., Although hes best known for his work with The Suburbs, Poling is no stranger to the stage. If you can make a difference in even one life, its meaningful. A deposit of iron ore had been found sixty miles to the north in the Mesabi range, and Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie had shown an interest in it. "She got no bulk sum after the murders - she basically lost it all . In a city that bears the Congdon name at nearly every turn (this week, when a fire damaged Duluths historic Traphagen House, it was even noted that the Congden family had lived there while their Glensheen mansion was being constructed), her legacy is long, yet her individual accomplishments have largely been forgotten. It was perfect. Meanwhile, during all this legal back and forth, the Glensheen mansion had opened to the public. Elisabeth was the last surviving child of mining magnate Chester Congdon, who built Glensheen in the first decade of the 20th century and was reportedly the richest man in Minnesota when he died in 1916. SCL: I always say, Mother Nature was the only mother I ever had. When it opened two years after the murders, tour guides were instructed not to talk about them, because of the sensational nature of the crimes, and because it was still so raw and emotional for the families. Yet she destroyed the lives of all those around her. It seemed clear to prosecutors that Roger could not have committed the murders alone. She helped found a baby clinic in Duluth that eventually became a Planned Parenthood. Review by @JayGabler: http://t.co/CcvqPvprgr pic.twitter.com/2ygWFh7Jj6, Local Current (@LocalCurrent) October 11, 2015. Shes had many aliases. Nowadays, criminal psychologists recognize the allure of psychopaths as practiced behavior. In an act brazen for the time, Elisabeth traveled to New York City on a summer day in 1932 and adopted a child. It has been lightly edited for today's readers. I found her yacht, the Hesperia, in Lloyds Register of Ships. The reason why they dont talk about the murders on the tour isnt because they are trying to hide it, its because murder is a horrendous thing to happen and not everyone wants to hear about it. Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.; Charles W. Leavitt, Jr. They were soon up to their ears in debt and desperate for money. No witnesses survive, and the cops in a small northern Minnesota city have to make their case based on purely circumstantial evidence. ", "Because the family didn't want to go back to a murder scene," he explained. Where Marjorie Congdon Hagen goes, fire and death follow. After all, it should be part of a complete picture of the mansions history, which also includes the remarkable story of Chester Adgate Congdon, Elisabeths father and the builder of Glensheen. I started out with a Gothic feel, really influenced by Cabaret, Chicago, and Sweeney Todd, he says. The next morning Walter Hagen was found dead, the victim of an apparent suicide. She added that she hasnt had contact with her for 40 years. On the morning of June 27th, 1977 the day nurse arrived at Glensheen to take over for the night staff. She decided to ask the trustees of her estate to lend her $750,000 to buy a horse ranch in Colorado. Marjorie's behavior in court also had an impact on the trial. She delivered hospital meals. If you feel you have received this message in error, please contact the customer support team at 1-833-248-7801. She was denied parole in 2001 after 10 people, including one of her daughters, sent strongly worded letters to the parole board urging her continued incarceration. She was still in jail Saturday on $250,000 bond. [Its] a very rich Sondheim sound. The nurse picked up a corner and peeked underneath. He used to call her, My Angel., Psychotics are not the same thing as psychopaths, but for a whole generation of people theres only one way to be psycho. A neighbor remembered Marjorie as being very industrious. Psychopaths live in a world of their own, a world that is all about their wants and needs. From the beginning, the child was different. Whether or not he had taken the pills of his own volition was never determined. The combination of Antabuse and alcohol can produce seizures, congestive heart failure and even death. Then at the age of thirteen she did something that wouldve been a warning sign to any criminal psychologist, had there been such a thing in 1945. Interesting. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. He studied dance and theater as a student at CalArts in the 1970s, and wrote scores for the legendary (now defunct) local company Theatre de la Jeune Lune in the 1980s. But too many people remember only that she was killed at home at Glensheen mansion, along with her nurse, Velma Pietila, in 1977. Most psychopaths are not violent, but all are treacherous. You want to raise your hand and draw attention to it, even if it might be considered a bit crass. But she's not able to get around town like in the old days. To them, a psychopath is a person like Norman Bates in the classic 1960 Hitchcock thriller Psycho, a deranged maniac with little control over his mental state, a twisted monster made that way by abuse and trauma. In 1975 Marjorie Congdon met Roger Caldwell at a Parents Without Partners meeting in Colorado. Congdon's adopted daughter, Marjorie Congdon Caldwell, was acquitted in 1979 of charges that she helped plan the murders in what the prosecution called a scheme to get an early inheritance. Avoid being drawn in. When she was alerted to the fire, she was nonchalant. The Associated Press and Arizona Daily Star contributed to this report. Marjorie's second marriage was to a man named Roger Sipe Caldwell. MinnPost: Although Glensheen is well known, your grandmother is not. An additional note: The History Theatre musical, "Glensheen" is on stage starting July 6 and runs through July 30, 2017. If they change to focus to be more about history and the house, Ill reconsider. She was sentenced to fifteen years in an Arizona prison. Sure, there've been times over 40 years when I wished the whole thing. Marjorie got good grades but was considered something of a weirdo by her classmates. With Roger out of prison under supervision and a retrial looming, authorities decided to strike a deal rather than risk an acquittal. Her regrets would be of a different, more vexing nature. They are not creepy. "She was knitting at the defense table," said Kimball. Although police suspected he had been gassed, tests showed he died of a drug overdose. As far as I know, she is still living. Marjorie ended up with about $40,000 a year from a Congdon trust plus Wallace Hagen's pension, according to Feichtinger. The victims' families "were really hopeful that we would not have to retry the case with a chance of Roger walking free," DeSanto said. Tags: Glensheen, Majorie Congdon, Summer 2017, Sign up for the Artful Note newsletter, our guide to the good life delivered right to your inbox. Jennifer was bubbly and outgoing, a treasure to all those who knew her, except perhaps to Marjorie whose behavioral problems got worse after her arrival. The promise of a big pay combined with plenty of publicity may have been factors that led Ronald Meshbesher to take her case. In 1883 at the age of thirty he started his own practice and traveled to Duluth on the shores of Lake Superior where he became interested in mining. June 27 marks the 40th anniversary of the Glensheen Mansion murders. Amy Goetzman writes about books, authors, libraries and the Twin Cities literary scene. Marjorie Congdon was accused of plotting the death of her wealthy mother, Elisabeth Congdon, and nurse Velma Pietila, who were found dead at the Congdon estate almost 40 years ago. She went up to the prone figure. I had to wonder: Do you fear for your personal safety? Just before the fire, Marjorie was seen carrying valuables out of the house and loading them into her car. At least three books have been written about Hagen, including, "Will to Murder: The True Story Behind the Crimes & Trials Surrounding the Glensheen Killings," by former News Tribune crime reporter Gail Feichtinger, retired Duluth police detective Gary Waller and DeSanto. Her children were always dressed like out of a magazine ad. Feichtinger wouldn't go that far, noting that Marjorie is no longer on probation and being supervised. "People do see her out and about. Sign up for The Growler's mailing list to receive the latest news in food, drink, and culture, and special events you won't want to miss. She bought her things. She was accused of murdering her third husband, although those charges were dropped. She warned Roger if he wouldnt do something about his drinking, she would. Suzanne Congdon LeRoy, one of Marjories daughters, recently published a biography of her late grandmother, highlighting Elisabeths philanthropic legacy. In the world Marjorie Congdon grew up in, wealth was everything. "She brought a birthday cake in for one of the lawyers one day. The court granted him a new trial. While Marjorie stood to inherit millions after her mother's death, she actually got a pittance in comparison. Marjorie Caldwell, as Hagen was then known, was instantly considered a suspect in her mother's murder. In 2010, her attorney's court motion to remove her from intensive probation so she could get into an assisted living complex was denied. The Guilford Press, 1999, Hendry, Sharon Darby. A nineteenth century masterpiece of hand-carved oak, stained glass, damask wall coverings and handmade rugs, it sits on twelve acres of land that slopes gently to the shores of Lake Superior. Your email address will not be published. Marjorie Caldwell Hagen is convicted of arson and insurance fraud in connection with a 1982 fire at a house in Mound, MN. The Hagen family planned a memorial service in January 1996 at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park. One other big difference stands out. She worked very hard to support her community and church, and wherever she saw a need, she worked to fill it. It was a three or four course meal, with fine china and polished silver. Tucson police wouldn't discuss what led to the charges, citing an ongoing investigation. She was charged with attempted arson and in a 1992 trial found guilty. They know exactly what theyre doing. In November 2010 a judge in southern Arizona refused her request for a reduction in the terms of her probation so that she could move to a nursing home. But the charges were dropped after prosecutors failed to get a grand jury indictment. The staff rarely saw her. Im doing work now with Youth Link, and some of the proceeds from this book will go to help young people at risk of sexual trafficking. From 1993 to 2004, Marjorie Caldwell served 11 years of a 15-year prison sentence for arson. Im not going to sell the book at Glensheen. While darkly comic elements pepper the musical, Poling emphasizes that he and Hatcher have been respectful of the victims. In a plea bargain, the remainder of Rogers prison sentence was dismissed as authorities hoped his confession would implicate Marjoriethough that didnt turn out to be the case. He befriended the US District Attorney in St. Paul and got a job as his assistant. Poling is channeling these past experiences for Glensheen.. Nor was anyone else in the Congdon family. She had him cremated before police could determine a cause of death. They never suspected what was about to happen. What happened to them was a nightmare. It looked like justice was finally catching up with her. The man who actually committed the murder was Roger Caldwell, the second husband of Elisabeth Congdon's adopted daughter, Marjorie, according to MinnPost. And new things are happening. Hare, Robert D. Phd. After other evidence was discovered at their home in Denver, Marjorie tried to poison Roger, but he was sent to Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park on July 5, and was ready to be handed over to Duluth police on July 7, 1977. The grotesque story is nonetheless a true one that unfolded almost 40 years ago now: Duluths Glensheen murders, an atrocity that riveted the region for years. They are callous and opportunistic and care nothing about you. A garden hose was found running from the gas stove in the kitchen to their bedroom. The nurse hurried up the stairs to Elisabeths bedroom. Marjorie and Caldwell were reportedly in heavy debt shortly after marrying in Colorado in 1976. Elisabeths face was purple, her mouth hanging open. Marjorie kept on spending, writing bad checks and driving her new husband deeper and deeper into debt. In 1975 Marjorie Congdon met Roger Caldwell at a Parents Without Partners meeting in Colorado. Despite prosecution having only circumstantial evidence to present, Roger was convicted and handed two consecutive life sentences. In 1951 Marjorie found herself in St. Louis, Missouri, and married Richard Dick Webster LeRoy, an insurance executive. How much does the Glensheen Mansion cost? Elisabeth Mannering Congdons legacy is long, yet her individual accomplishments have largely been forgotten. These days few Americans find it cynical to observe that our justice system is vulnerable to the influences of wealth and celebrity. SCL: She is remembered primarily as a victim of homicide, which of course bothers me. He would call it Glensheen after the ancestral home of the Congdon family in Sheen, England. The next day the house caught fire. They consider the legacy of Chester Congdon and his family too important to be tainted by the troubling story of her atrocious behavior. She served 21 months. Before the contract came due, she sold the house but didnt immediately vacate. She is released 21 months later. Has Ruxandra Porojnicu left Coronation Street? Partnering with a friend, Congdon obtained leases for iron ore properties that contained ore mixed with sand. It is so beautiful and wonderful Im glad that everyone can enjoy it. Three years later on March 2, 2007 she was caught trying to forge the signature of a recently deceased friend on an inheritance check. The lawyers tell you that you and your siblings would be set for life. Yet you became a nurse a very demanding, difficult profession. From an early age, Marjorie showed signs of devious behavior, and as a teenager she was diagnosed as a sociopath. MP: In your memoirs, your grandmother seems to be a much greater influence on you than your own parents were. Will you still be able to buy Godiva chocolate? SCL: I visited archives all over the country. Charges against Marjorie were dropped in the first case and never filed in the second. The public needs to be educated. Speech competition for high school girls in Minnesota welcomes applications through March, Duluth Polar Plunge makes a splash for Special Olympics. Sadly, Marjories mother neglected to mention Marjories psychological problems to her new husband before he married her. Saturday, Aug. 23, 12 p.m., Village Bookstore, Grand Rapids, Minn. MinnPost's in-depth, independent news is free for all to access no paywall or subscriptions. On January 13, 1984, Marjorie was given 21 months in the Shakopee Womens Prison for burning down her and Wallys home in Mound, Minnesota. Chester's youngest daughter, Elisabeth had never married. From 1993 to 2004, Marjorie Caldwell served 11 years of a 15-year prison sentence for arson. Is that your grandmothers influence? "Even though she's been acquitted, I think there's lots of questions about that.". "I think also a downside of the murder is that people always viewed it from that lens, even in the history community," he said, "that they kind of forget it's actually this incredibly important historic site for our state. Marjories trial for conspiracy was next, but with the help of one of Minnesotas top defense attorneys, Ron Meshbesher, Marjorie was found not guilty on July 21, 1979. The case had all the ingredients of an old-fashioned whodunit wealth, greed, betrayal, even a mansion and a candlestick murder weapon. They dazzle and captivate. Partially paralyzed by a stroke for more than a decade, eighty-three-year-old Elisabeth Congdon required around the clock care. In 2007, Marjorie was charged with fraud, theft, forgery and computer tampering after befriending a man in his 70s and becoming his power of attorney. She was arrested and convicted of second-degree arson and insurance fraud. When she left, they told her they were going to miss her. I had an appetite for travel and interest in other cultures, and worked with aborigines in Australia. When she returned home at age eighteen, she began stealing money again. The Creepiest Town in America: Danvers, MA. But in the big picture a greater public service could be done by acknowledging the tragedy and handing out information on psychopathology. Thats different from a psychopath. "So they said, 'Do what you gotta do.'". Police suspected that Roger Caldwell flew from Colorado to Minneapolis, drove to Duluth, and committed the murders under cover of darkness. We sold it.. Some call it Minnesotas Downton Abbey. Then he graduated as class valedictorian from seminary school before taking a law degree at Syracuse University. I visit anonymously and join tours to see what they say, and see how people react. Congdon Caldwell married Wally Hagen in 1982. 15091511 E. Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota. When he drank, he turned violent. "We always believed, and the whole theory of the case was, that she was the woman behind the man," DeSanto said. Marjorie married Roger Caldwell of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 1976, in the Denver, Colorado, area and they lived in Golden, Colorado. In November 2008, Marjorie pled guilty to fraud after illegally taking funds from the bank account of Roger Sammis, who had been under her care before his death. What does Louis Osbourne do for a living? Thats when Marjorie got an idea. Caldwell served five. He was found guilty and given two life sentences. "Then went upstairs and smothered the 83-year-old heiress in her bed with a satin pillow.". Caldwell served only five years in prison; in 1983, he was released after confessing to the murders. When the new buyers inspected the house just days before they were to move in, they noticed the floors had been varnished, and there was a strong chemical odor. The cause was arson, but her presence there could not be connected to the crime, and she was not arrested. A short time later, Wally Hagen moved in with Marjorie. DeSanto charged Roger Caldwell first. But at the Congdon Mansion in Duluth, Minnesota they want to avoid discussing Marjorie. Elisabeth Congdon, heiress to a taconite fortune in Duluth, never married and could not have children so she adopted Jacqueline and changed her name to Marjorie. The bedroom where Elisabeth Congdon was murdered. We see that you have javascript disabled. Im interested in at-risk youth, and drawn to help people in difficult situations. Marjorie was a compulsive spender and liar, and eventually Dick LeRoy had enough and divorced her on April 29, 1971. Twelve years after the murders, he committed suicide. Since Marjorie's release from prison, she has lived in several senior residential communities in Tucson, where neighbors often had conflicts with her and her service dogs. Even her attorney Ronald Meshbesher couldnt get her off. She knew they were unlikely to front her the cash, so she sent Roger to make the plea. Elisabeth Congdon's funeral was to be held at Glensheen on Thursday June, 30. After breaking off an early engagement, she settled into the life of a spinster. And I loved nursing; I was very privileged to work in Minnesota, nationally, and internationally as a nurse. We see that you have javascript disabled. Elisabeth Mannering Congdon, Chester Congdons third daughter, didnt prefer the company of men, at least not to the extent that she would marry one. 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