the unsolved case of beryl atherton | unsolved thanksgiving mystery | mysteries from history
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- beryl atherton had a festive thanksgiving in 1950, but met her tragic end over thanksgiving weekend in the midst of a powerful storm. the mystery of who killed beryl has haunted the town of marblehead, massachusetts for 70 years.
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multiple stab wounds to the neck are not the act of a robber. it would suggest something more personal.
@@JosephKulik2016 Geez relax. No reason to be so rude. You could of disagreed respectfully.
@@Paradise-cq1gx exactly. Please @Joe Kulik a little kindness to your fellow humans. I get your point, but putting it on its own and not attacking others would be best in the future
@@JosephKulik2016 bias is deciding something from emotion. You're clearly incapable of being unbiased on this topic. Please seek some therapy to learn how to communicate with others, or read some self help books. Otherwise you will not do well professionally being like this. Bulldozer is not a personality.
@Werewolf O. London, Esq. Moderate his comments yourself. Report him for harassment or bullying if you think that’s appropriate.
@Werewolf O. London, Esq. Nobody.
My mother was a teenager living in Marblehead then. I just sent this to her. If she remembers anything from this case I will post it here. Poor Beryl! May she RIP. Congratulations on your channel!
Please do. I'm curious if she knew Beryl...
I remember reading about the case in an issue of Yankee Magazine, poor woman, why would someone do that to her?
@@MikeSmith-cn6ub you’re very intelligent, sir!! 🙏🏽
Any updates ?☺️
No interesting updates unfortunately. My mother did not remember this case, nor did she remember Beryl at all. However , a close friend of hers, who still lives there, remembered the case, and we sent this video to her. I will post again if she recalls anything interesting. Stay safe everyone ❤️
I always find it interesting when people assume someone is anti social or a recluse, just to find out they actually have a completely hidden social life. Poor Beryl... I hate that happened to her. As a single mom, I’ve often worried about being ambushed. Thank God for security systems!!! May she Rest In Peace.
My social life is entirely online so I look very cut off when I am an active little butterfly...just more suited to my inability to get around easily
@@MikeSmith-cn6ub Unm, wtf? I have never sent money online except to Amazon. These are people I’ve known for twenty years or more.
News flash, dumbfuck, I’ve been online since 1998 and am a Gen Xer/Millenial, not a fucking morom who got connected yesterday and believes Western Union is a valid money transfer app.
@@Saitaina Don't engage with this person. He is an ignorant incoherent troll who pisses people off all over the place, I suspect as an outlet for his own frustrating lack of social/love/family life..
edit: spelling error
Assuming you live in the US ? Place purchase a firearm and become proficient with it. I’ve schooled my exwife and daughters. Regardless of an alarm systems it may come down to you and him and you’ll have seconds to decide.
As no one has the right to take the life of or enforce their will on another person.
You should not have to be afraid and I am sorry that the reality is that you do have to worry about such things. I hope you always find the safety you deserve.
Great video!! Her murder seemed pretty personal to me.. I'd be curious to know who she was sending money to, and why!
You had me at "doesn't leave the house on Sundays". That's a solid rule.
Marblehead is such a tiny little hamlet, you’d think someone would’ve seen something out of the ordinary or noticed a stranger lurking near her house. It’s still a beautiful little town today.
It is indeed beautiful. I used to like eating at The Barnacle on Front Street, in Marblehead.
It probably wasn't a stranger
Such a sad case. Beryl sounds like such a unique and wonderful lady who was living her life her way. She should not have had her life taken in her own home or at all for that matter. I am glad there were a few close family members to mourn her. It’s very unsettling that we will probably never know what happened to her. RIP Beryl. Thank you HCF! Marvelous coverage! 😘
@@MikeSmith-cn6ub I guess it takes one to judge one. hope you feel better.
Her uniqueness isn't what makes this so sad.
It's simply that someone thought it was their right to take her life. She has/had the same right to life as any of us.
Anyone being victimized is sad.
@@chrisbennett6236 This case is sad- period. Every victim is grievous obviously. I described the victim’s personality as unique not suggesting her individuality made the case any more or less tragic...
Poor woman. I couldn't help notice the term 'spinster' in the paper reports....I've always hated that phrase! Yet another great video 'heavy casefiles' !
Indeed, as English is not my first language I was wondering if it's ok to use it, so I started looking in the comments. So it a word with a negative vibe?
@@PheasantsEye It's not so much a 'negative' phrase I guess, it's just an outdated one really. The phrase was also usually used when talking about a woman who hadn't married and was maybe in her 70's, not a 42 year old.
In English the male equivalent would be 'bachelor',. It was also, in my opinion used in a way that almost insinuated there was something 'wrong with her' for not marrying. Also, it's one of those words that just sound horrible too!
Hope that helps! You type/wright well considering English isn't your first language!
@@supernoodles91 Thanks for the explanation Nick! I know a bit of English but with words like this it's more about the history I guess.
Spinster was used when a woman was unmarried at 23 and older.
42 and never married is an old maid since that’s past the reproductive prime. I’d say it is negative. I grew up in a cult like religious community and my friends and I were all afraid of being spinsters. This was only about 8-10 years ago we still used that word but that community was pretty old fashioned. I married at 22 and married outside that faith, thank goodness.
@@mikl3458 wow....a spinster from 23, and 42 was 'an old maid'? That's actually quite interesting, wrong, but interesting nonetheless. If you don't mind me asking, were you (if American) brought up in the Amish community? Tell me to bugger off by all means, I'm just curious.
You see, being a Brit (a heathen one at that!) it's quite unusual to be married at 22.
Wonder who the heck the person was, that she was writing those checks to? Unfortunately, this one will most likely never be solved. 70 years is a long time.
Nice to see you again, HCF, thanks for another interesting episode.
Seems like a friend or buying something on loan.
Surely the bank could have identified the withdrawer .....
@@Saitaina I was also inclined to think maybe one of her previous students stayed in contact and needed a little financial support or something. Sounds a bit odd, but it isn't unheard of for students and teachers to stay in touch if they were a mentor of some sort.
Unfortunately I think there was no record of who cashed them. There was only a first name on checks that they could find. I might have missed a detail here. Still I am very curious to know.
Yeah, something about that check thing is really bugging me. They never said where they were cashed. First name only or not, the tellers at the bank should have recognized the person who cashed them regularly.
Well whoever killed the lady got away with it. What a shame.
Blood on a pillow? Wonder if they still have the pillow and could text for DNA. However, it probably wasn’t stored properly and would be too degraded.
Even if they could retrieve the DNA, there would be little chance to find out who murdered her. With no suspect, DNA retrieval from descendants isn't possible. We are very lucky these days to have the DNA tool.
@N M I know this has been done,, but truthfully this DNA is from a few spatters of blood (unless I misunderstood). DNA degrades over time, and just how long it lasts depends on how well it's preserved. Factors such as exposure to heat, water and sunlight can cause the molecule to degrade faster, according to Slate. The best way to preserve DNA is by freezing it, and sealing it in vacuum-packed container. I would doubt that was done.
@N M As have you. /regards
@N M Exactly.
@N M Do you even know how difficult that is to do with DNA from the 1990s? It could, but it's not likely.
It makes perfect sense that she'd visit night clubs in a different city. My dad grew up in MA in the 40's and 50's and said that school teachers were expected to live these super pure lives, never drinking, etc. They were supposed to live like saints or their reputations would be dragged through the mud. The gossip mill could be nasty. So, hence, a lonely school teacher becomes reclusive in her own town and then travels to a different city to date and enjoy herself. It probably had nothing to do with the murder, but who knows.
If the only items found in the safety deposit box were related to her father's religious works, then Beryl had most likely retrieved whatever else had been in the box during her visit prior to her murder. The mysterious checks she'd been writing to an unknown recipient seem like blackmail? Or possibly maintenance. Had she had a child resulting from her secret social life? Or was someone blackmailing her regarding these activities? I'm in no way casting aspersions on her character. It's also possible that the murderer wanted to gain whatever had been removed from the safety deposit box since nothing else was missing. But the extreme violence in her murder indicates deep anger, hatred or resentment, retribution rather than simple burglary or robbery. Crime scene immaculately cleaned up...female perpetrator? (Fingernail marks on Beryl's neck.) Or meticulously planned, calmly executed, not chaotic, impulsive crime of passion. Kitchen knife broken into 3 pieces, but not the murder weapon...used by Beryl in self-defense?
Spot on summary, although I would discount a "child resulting from her secret social life", as extremely unlikely. The cheque stubs are key.
@@Tikicat83 Thank you
@@Tikicat83 The check stubs are key but weren’t traced nor did they prove anything other than the fact that she was sending money to someone.
Good summary as noted by another commentator.. It definitely wasn’t a burglar or robber considering the house or her valuables weren’t stripped. I think the answer lies in her secretive social life - so your idea about blackmail is actually plausible. I feel like she got involved with a married man and got blackmailed for it. When she refused to pay the blackmailer or assailant, she was killed. That’s my theory, at least.
It also adds up considering she had a secretive social life, had barely any family and lived by herself.
Dogs usually dont react to much if they already know the person who is coming.The killer in this case.
Wonderful job, one of my favorite channels. I also like the fact that you used this music.
I have this music in my playlist; it's beautiful isn't it? 😊
@@MamaPinks It is indeed.
Art of Silence if you wanted to know the name. I agree its beautiful 😍 and calming
I didn’t even hear the music until I read the comments lol
@@amzt3128 oh play it again, and listen. It's just beautiful. I use it a lot when I'm trying g the chill the f out. 😁
I have a feeling the connection was with the checks she had been writing to the first name only. She’d been writing these checks for quite some time and then stops suddenly a couple of weeks or so before the murder? Come on. Too convenient. They can’t be sure if it was a male or female and they couldn’t find the cancelled checks even though she was a meticulous book keeper. Whomever was receiving the checks may have been dependent on them in one way or another. $75 to $108 is nothing to sneeze at today (if you’re destitute) so it would be important to someone who lost the income. Being a school teacher all the years she was, put her in contact with a LOT of people, one of which may have been the person she was “helping”. She finally tires of this as it’s not helped at all only created an endless problem in her life. The idea that someone may have wanted to take something that was important only to them...the cancelled checks maybe or something that would easily identify them as the culprit.
Wow, this is one of those cases that you think should have been solved.
What a sad story. This happened pretty close to me, I might go take a drive to see if I could find the house sometime
What a strange case. I guess no one will ever know what happened to her, the murderer must be dead by now. Btw, I like this background music a lot better than the other one you use.
Amazing that cold cases can take a life time and still no closure. Thanks for this post. Joanne 🌝💕
Wow
I am absolutely shocked
I grew up in Marblehead and have never heard of this
Lynn has grown and changed a lot but they used to say
Lynn Lynn the City of sin
You never come out the way you went in
Hearing of her nightlife there I wondered if she may have naively crossed paths with someone
So sad
Thank you for exposing the story
Given that this was 1950, who signed the backs of those checks? This is a really strange case.
They didn’t find the actual checks, just the stubs in her checkbook with the records. That’s why they were unable to find out information beyond the person’s first name.
@@maddieb.4282 I'm old enough that when I had my first checking account, my canceled checks were mailed back to me with my bank statement. That's why I found it odd.
Lisa Henkel maybe she disposed of them.
@@ted.angell7609 or they were never cashed.
It occurs to me that whoever did this knew Beryl's habits. Killing her on a Saturday night was perfect timing. As Beryl stayed indoors on a Sunday it gave the killer over 24 hours to search the house, clean up and make an escape. Also, how were they able to achieve what they did with a dog in the house? Most dogs would at least make some noise if a stranger was walking around the rooms.
It'd be interesting to know what happened to her Sunday newspaper. Was it picked up or was it left? If it was picked up, who did it? If it wasn't, why wasn't it reported earlier?
THE LAST PERSON TO SEE HER ALIVE WAS A TEENAGED BOY!
Very sad she never got justice. Thanks for shining light on her story.
(I had a moment of "Surely that math is wrong, *70* years ago??"... nope, it's right. I'm still coming to grips with 1970 (my birth year) being 50 years ago, though.)
Love the background music x
The main issue I see with this is the fact that they focused on "troublemakers" in the area. What about the non problematic, unsuspecting citizens? And I wonder about the neighbor who helped find her. Thank you for another great video.
Wow. I just saw how many subscribers you have. A heaven of a lot more than when I found you, perhaps two years ago.
You are an awesome story teller.
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"found someone more attractive". Nice guy.
@@MikeSmith-cn6ub no one is suggesting women don't do this
That will always happen, unfortunately. There's always something better.
@@chaoswitch1974 yeah. It happens all the time. Like someone else pointed out, both men and women are equally dirtbaggish too.
Yeah, well you don't want to marry someone who don't find attractive.
@@notyourboy663 Imma marry the planet. Its so attractive I've fallen head over heels on it.
70 years is a long time to wait for justice.
I wonder if she was supporting a child born out of wedlock! I don't understand why the recipient was not traced.
That was my thoughts. She either had a child that she supported and seen privately or a child of her fathers. It was not uncommon to institutionalize a child that "appeared" to be different. Child comes of age or the private caregiver gets angry/greedy. If the checks couldn't be traced then whomever was cashing them knew to be discreet as well. As always....follow the money trail.
This was the same thing I was thinking. The newspaper article described her as a spinster so having had a child would have been pretty frowned upon at the time
My theory is that she got involved with a married man, got blackmailed by either the mans wife, himself or someone who knew about the affair.
I say that because it was said in the video that she had a secretive social life, much of which consisted of traversing between various clubs.
She never married, didn’t have family around and she lived alone.
It most likely wasn’t a burglar or robber considering the house wasn’t stripped for valuables or cash.
The check stubs would suggest that she was paying someone to keep quiet, in my opinion. As an extramarital affair in the 1950’s was a lot more taboo, I would think.
Sad that the killer was never found but whoever it was probably wanted her dead after she refused to keep up with their demands.
I had read many years ago, I think it was in Yankee Magazine, that the police did have a suspect in mind, but they didn't have enough evidence to charge him or her. The article also state that the police had said that the suspect is now deceased.
I love the disclaimer on the photo of the dog indicating that it is not the deceased's _actual_ dog. 😆
If she had not done that someone(s) would have asked how she got a color photo of the dog. :)
I used to work in the heritage sector for many years. I once had to patiently explain why there did not exist a photograph of someone important who had died in about the 1780s.
@@williamharris8367 Bless you or the patience.
A lot of people with pea sized intelligence
@@beej7723 or worse, they are smart but lack any critical thinking at all.
There’s no way that a burglar did this. I’m wondering if she had a child out of wedlock and was paying money to this person
Surely someone at her work would’ve noticed if she was pregnant. This doesn’t seem super likely to be honest, but it is possible
Sounds like a rage killing? Anger. No robbery? no assault? This episode very well done !spoken clearly and explained well. Thx :)
This one really got me! I’m 47, a teacher and my maiden name is Atherton. I’ve been a single parent, of 2, for 22 years. Being on our own, our safety has always been a huge concern.
However, I’m Australian, living in Australia. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
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Of course i really enjoy the contents too. I have a little book that ive recently bought for the purpose of writing in the names of my favourite creepy pasta channels, factual channels,
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I wonder what Beryl did to get done like that? Look I'm no detective but that murder does not appear to be random.
Please, please keep this wonderful background music. (Art of Silence, V2) It fits perfectly with the subject matter and your soothing narration.👍😊
Horrendously brutal crime. Poor woman.
So much at play here. I am hearing of a Baptist Pastor's Daughter who appeared to be living a double life. In Marblehead ,she was known as the 'Prim and Proper' School Teacher, but it appears she went to other towns to do business, such as Salem (any Occult connections ??) to retrieve a Fur Coat. I remember my Aunt Having a Mink Coat Back in the day and stored it ,BUT locally in her own town ,not miles away. Looks like Beryl liked a night life and Night clubs. But you noticed she went to other towns to pursue that. I am sure she felt the community of Marblehead would no longer buy the Spinster School Teacher persona if she was "clubbing' around town. keeping up appearances really seemed to matter to her. I am going to guess and say the person who murdered her was someone she was paying off , writing checks to. Maybe that person was blackmailing her by saying they would tell everyone what she was really all about and she offered to 'pay' for that person's silence. Later,weeks before she died,she changed her mind , probably tired of being blackmailed ,and cut ties with this person...who ended up murdering her. But even writing a check ,that person who have to cash or deposit it and would have to have some form of valid ID . Not sure why that cannot be investigated more thoroughly ? Good Video .
Teachers today still do the same thing. Many I know won’t even buy beer from the local Walmart. They go out of town to buy beer. They also won’t order alcohol from local restaurants. Again they go out of town lol.
I agree with your assessment. Beryl might have been a lesbian.
Are you seriously comparing 1950s Salem to 1600s Salem witch hysteria? 😆 The original victims were also later exonerated.
@@NiecieSavo LOL...no , But there are places were occult practices aka ritural sacrifices take place. The town capitalizes on the Witch Stories and make $$$ off the tourism . I figure they were doing the same back in the 1950's as they do today...its tourist trap -moneymaker.
@@SignedOff402 Very possibly ! Its something , a secret, she didn't want revealed and maybe willing to pay her blackmailer . What made her stop paying ? Don't think its because she could no longer afford it . Something changed her mind...
Perhaps the dating thing was just friendly to cover her secret life as a lesbian. That would explain the cheques (blackmail)
Of course the cheques may be quite innocent and she was buying summat on time. She was a lovely person because she preplanned with her animal companion in mind 💜🌈💜
I also thought it had something to do with her sexuality, back then that would ruin your reputation.
I thought that too
She kept a diary where she talked about her love affairs with men and her broken heart from one, so her being lesbian wasn’t likely. What’s sad is that a person can’t be single without someone questioning their sexuality, smh. Not everyone wants to settle down. I’ve know a lot of women who’ve remained single their entire lives who weren’t gay.
You figure out who she was writing the secret checks to, and you've found the killer.
Probably hush money for info concerning her dad. She was a recluse and never went to church. She didn't want any embarrassing questions or conversations.
Yes I found it odd that the daughter of pastor didn't attend church. I assume her father's church was nearby but avoided it for some reason.
She had three "boyfriends" in another town? The cheques would have been something to look at.
Hi there. This is so so sad to hear because she sounded like a very hard working and much thought of woman. Absolute waste of life! Great work HCF!
Heres something I was thinking about with this case. Did they interview the people she worked with at her school? Was it someone in her classes? Perhaps someone who knew her schedule and followed her home. the reason the dog didn't bark was either because the dog knew the person or the person did something to the dog? That's kinda the vibes I got!
Love your channel, so clever of you to use the shingles of her home as a background. True deep dive. ❤❤❤.
Regarding the regular payments by check, I wonder if she had a child she gave up and was paying for its care.
Thank you for bringing this 🎹 back!
A story from my home state, so senseless and tragic. I listen to quite a few podcasts and yours is one of my top favorites. 🙂
Fantastic, as always! I was so excited when I heard you say Springfield, MA because that’s my hometown/where I am currently! My entire family is born and raised here, and my grandparents along with others are all buried at Oak Grove as well! Thanks from Springfield & MA for reppin’ us so well! ♥️
Poor Beryl. Somehow I felt even sadder when you said she had spinal problems and was not even 100 Ibs. That’s tiny. Poor lady never stood a chance. I always find it sad, these older cases, as the chances of them being solved are remote. Not unheard of though. I hope Beryl is at peace. I’m glad her doggies weren’t harmed. Bet her doggies when they passed, were so happy to see her and vice versa. ❤️❤️
HC thank you for this upload 😉
Watching from NSW Australia.
Thanks for the hardwork you obviously did in this video... I will be your forever biggest fan from Mexico.. honestly, I wish I had your voice! You’re amazing!
Who had the most to gain by her death? Who would know of her habits, life style ?yet nothing was taken of value from home .I think she had a secret life and someone close to her was paid to keep quiet .
She never married but had an active dating life. None of them, from what the men said were sexual, just casual dates. So it's possible she was a virgin and not interested in changing that status. Maybe the person who killed her was badgering her for a physical relationship and when she kept refusing, he killed her. I know they said there were no signs of sexual assault, but that could be that after the guy killed her in the heat of the moment and rage, he was repulsed by his actions and ran. Just a theory.
Wrong, reports show she was not a virgin.
Thanks can’t wait to listen!!
Awww, all the schools closed early for her funeral 💕
I absolutely love all of the videos you have on your page.
She could have had a secret love child she cut off support to. IDK, but it's someone she definitely knew and they were highly pissed at her.
I just love your voice hun, its so soothing
Keep this background music! Thanks for the great work as always
Great work as always ☺️
Great video, HC!
Thanks for the quality content.
Fantastic video! It seems like the killer used that very narrow window of opportunity that opened up during the storm; was it somebody who had been planning to kill her for a long time or just the random act of somebody with no clear motive?
Who was the primary beneficiary of Beryl’s estate? A likely suspect right there. I’m thinking her cousin, the phys. ed. teacher.
That was my immediate thought when it was mentioned that it could have been a strong female killer. 1 of only 2 close relatives is a PE teacher... 🚩🚩🚩 in my head.
Was her cousin jealous Beryl was able to live a comfortable life as a teacher in comparison to her? Was her cousin having financial trouble? Could her cousin have been blackmailing her perhaps knowing Beryl was (maybe) attracted to women? Could also tie in with why she does not attend church - she could have been getting endless questions about when she is going to settle down, relationship status etc. Might have become too much to handle - and why she goes on "dates" with men casually but never struck a proper relationship with one...
Sadly, we'll probably never find out what really happened...
Killing of passion
She's buried near my father.
She was obviously dearly loved in her community. I wonder if it was a student. The possibilities are endless
Given that it's been said she possibly was courting 3 men at a time, which was common to the area, the descriptions kind of point to one of these men getting jealous and sought revenge.
Good presentation on this 😢case 🙏
Thanks HC💔 stay safe.😷
Thousands of dollars worth of silver left behind? Strange!
"Unsolved for 70 years" Not likely to be solved now then. Can't imagine any police still working on this one. :-/
I used to live in Marblehead, it's a tiny, picturesque ocean town. It's a very, very wealthy town, with very little crime, so it isn't like the police have too much to do...
many police stations have cold case files.....they divide them up and work them on their own time. many have gotten permission to use the new ancestry DNA sites. there was recently a 50 year old murder solved. granted, the immediate family wasn't still around, but the family itself got closure. never give up .
@@phineas117 That 50 year old case was the oldest cold case EVER solved. This is 20 years past that. What possible value is there in solving a case where literally NOBODY connected to it is still alive?
@@amandadelaney4757 But still, why would they even bother?
@@Martial-Mat While it is very unlikely the perpetrator is alive (a teen would be in their mid to late 80's), tidying up old cases can help the families of the victims to have some answers. I doubt a DNA match could be done, case is very old. It really depends on resources and budget available.
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"clew"? Is this a type-o, or an older way of spelling "clue" in the news article?
Fascinating.
an older way of spelling it! by the 1950s, it seems the "clue" spelling starts to become more popular, but articles i've read on cases from the 20s and 30s use the "clew" spelling almost exclusively.
@@heavycasefiles that's so cool! (I'm 51, so I'd think I'd have seen this before) in all of the older cases I've watched on UA-cam, I've never seen this spelling.
@@heavycasefiles would it be like, catalogue vs catalog, color vs colour, or check vs cheque?
(BTW, your writing style and tone of voice is so perfect for this genre)
Didn’t Jack The Ripper use “clew” in one of his letters?
@@robertaccorsini4663 I think that spelling is British in origin. I have a collection of early 20th Century American young boys books, and the early spelling is in there.
Just curious. Why aren’t we told the name on the checks?
Law enforcement probably kept that detail close to the vest for various reasons and didn’t release to the media. Occasionally they’ll do this so they can eliminate false leads or wrongful confessions by matching details that a random citizen wouldn’t know. But there are other strategic reasons for doing so.
Even tho it’s been 70 years I still have hope one day justice will be served even tho the murder is most likely dead.
I love it so much more with the creepy piano music in the background lol.
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‘Clew’ instead of clue - I’ve seen it spelt that way before but it looks odd....
The mysterious item the killer was looking for may have been the cancelled checks with his or her name on them, to get rid of them as motive-based evidence.
Great video! I wonder if she was being blackmailed by someone and if those checks were payment. Perhaps she decided to stop paying and that was the motive for her murder.
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This is such a sad, horrible case. I grew up in this town and attended Glover School many years after this happened. I remember my mother telling me somewhat about this after she read the article in Yankee Magazine, but I never knew she was a teacher at Glover. I'm sure we could all speculate about 100 different ways, but we'll never know the truth. She seemed like a very private person who liked things her own way and it's a shame the terminology of the day used words like "spinster" to evoke a prim, unhappy, lonely person, when it seemed to me she preferred to keep things to herself - including her dating life. For those wondering about the dog, the Yankee Magazine article indicated that the dog had been kicked very hard most likely by the killer and that he was found with a "rib cage caved in" in the upstairs bedroom. 😞Nothing further written about his well being after that.
Where was the skirt? Not sure why it was questionable. If missing, the killer took it. Otherwise, you would know where she took it off.
If she was stabbed in the neck 4 times all being able to be a death wound. I would think there would be blood everywhere! The killer must have been absolutely covered in blood. The fact that they didn’t leave any bloody fingerprints or shoe prints is really suspect. And a broken knife that wasn’t the murder weapon???? Knifes don’t just break into 3 pieces because someone was cutting some hard meat. That knife saw some violent action possibly against the killer. I’d love to know if any of the evidence from this case still exists because I feel like this one would be easily solved. My personal opinion about it, is someone knew her and her habits/routine.
I'm so sure it was someone who knew her or someone from the bank etc who knew of her financial status....and someone who knew her routine....sad that a seemingly good person life snuffed out....
Thank you
Maybe one of her then current or former students?
She's super frail right? Who helped her bring in the groceries.
Maybe someone followed her home from the grocery store. Maybe it was a student. The checks could be that she was making payments to someone who loaned her money or maybe she was making payments on her car like maybe she bought it from someone and was making payments to them instead of taking out a loan.
I grew up next door to her, although she was dead before I was born, my family knew her. Your facts are a little off, but there is a new book released on her murder, Murder in Marblehead. It’s the most accurate account you’ll read about. The author did an exceptional job with his research. No, the murderer was never found.
Shared the same name with me, R.I.P Beryl.
If they found all her other canceled checks inside her house EXCEPT for the ones that were written to the mystery person, Beryl either destroyed the canceled checks when she received them because she wanted no evidence of the transactions or the murderer didn’t want themselves linked to her and took the canceled checks following the murder. There have been several cases were people gave money to relatives and when they stopped the relative became enraged. At that point, she may have become worth more dead than alive to them.
Or the checks might have never been cashed.
Wow RIP Beautiful Angel 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Horrible Story Poor Beryl Atherton God Bless Her 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 From Edinburg Texas
What happened to the news paper boy?
Well done.
Hugs from Oklahoma
Poor woman