In November of 1950, a coastal Massachusetts schoolteacher was found murdered while a treacherous nor’easter hit this small town. In one of the biggest mysteries of Essex County, a minsters daughter’s life and secrets are picked apart in hopes of finding her vicious killer. This is the story of Beryl Atherton, also known as the Murder in Marblehead.

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CASE SOURCES
https://www.newspapers.com/image/433573691/?terms=beryl%20atherton&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/442997294/?terms=beryl%20atherton&match=2

https://www.newspapers.com/image/442997216/?terms=beryl%20atherton&match=1

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141244236/beryl-marguerite-atherton

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89857737/daisy-frances-atherton

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89857724/warren-lester-atherton

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/egd5e5/brutal_slaying_of_marblehead_school_teacher/

https://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/10/30/1950_slaying_case_still_gripping/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ma-beryl-atherton-47-marblehead-27-nov-1950.103841/

https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/murder-marblehead/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/433573499/?terms=beryl%20atherton&match=1

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