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Henry Travers

Case from Salem, NH dated Aug 30, 1980

Victim Details

Henry Travers

December 12, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Salem

NH

1980-08-30

73

Henry

Travers

06/28/2026


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A night clerk at the Fireside Motel is found shot to death
On the night of August 30, 1980, Henry Travers Jr., a 73-year-old male from Derry, New Hampshire, was working his shift as the night clerk at the Fireside Motel on Route 28 in Salem. The motel, which is now the site of a Home Depot, became the scene of a tragedy that would remain a mystery for decades to come. During his shift, Mr. Travers was fatally shot, his life taken in a sudden act of violence.

The circumstances surrounding the death of Henry Travers pointed to a homicide, yet the p ...
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  • Derry man killed 42 years ago while working at Salem hotel - WMUR
  • Henry Travers - New Hampshire Department of Justice - NH.gov
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