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A beloved school teacher is killed in her Marblehead, MA home
Beryl Atherton, a 47-year-old Caucasian female, was a respected schoolteacher who lived a quiet life in the seaside town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. In the waning days of November 1950, a fierce nor'easter descended upon the New England coast, bringing with it a brutal and unsolved act of violence that would haunt the community for decades to come. The Thanksgiving weekend storm provided the perfect cover for the horrific murder of Miss Atherton in her small cottage on Sewall Street.
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Beryl Atherton, a 47-year-old Caucasian female, was a respected schoolteacher who lived a quiet life in the seaside town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. In the waning days of November 1950, a fierce nor'easter descended upon the New England coast, bringing with it a brutal and unsolved act of violence that would haunt the community for decades to come. The Thanksgiving weekend storm provided the perfect cover for the horrific murder of Miss Atherton in her small cottage on Sewall Street.
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Beryl Atherton
March 23, 2023
Female
White / Caucasian
Marblehead
MA
1950-11-25
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11/08/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I’ve always been intrigued by the weather aspect in Beryl Atherton's case. It was the dead of the ... ...Read More
10/09/2024
10/09/2024
I've been reading about the tragic murder of Beryl Atherton and something that's been bugging me is ... ...Read More
06/17/2024
06/17/2024
I've always found the role of the storm on the night of Beryl Atherton's murder incredibly intriguin... ...Read More
03/17/2023
03/17/2023
