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Morning Cup of Murder

The Mystery of The Murdered Headmaster - September 14 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

September 14th: Elliott Speer Killed (1934) When we hear the words “murder” and “school” in the same sentence most will, unfortunately, think of all the children lost to school shooters. This case, though set at a prestigious school in Massachusetts, has a different type of victim. On September 14th 1934 a headmaster was shot and killed inside his home in a case that, though a likely suspect was found, remains unsolved to this day. http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/death-comes-for-the-headmaster/, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102214112/elliott-speer, https://www.alpinehistory.org/two_unsolved_mysteries.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1

There were two more murders.

0:31.8

15 miles away.

0:32.7

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:36.1

We have a weird homicide.

0:38.9

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:42.3

When we hear the words murder and school in the same sentence, most will unfortunately think of all the children lost to school shooters.

0:53.8

This case, though set at a prestigious school in Massachusetts, has a different type of victim.

0:59.8

On September 14, 1934, a headmaster was shot and killed inside of his home in a case that, though a likely suspect was found, remains unsolved to this day.

1:12.5

So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

1:19.8

In the year 1934, when our story takes place, the Mount Hermann Preparatory School for Boys, situated in Northfield, Massachusetts, was a place of education, camaraderie, and growth.

1:32.1

Founded by American evangelist Dwight Moody, Mount Herman and its sister school, the Northfield Seminary for Young Ladies,

1:39.7

was created in the premise that children from all around the country, no matter their social status,

1:45.0

could obtain a prestigious private education. Hoping to, in catering to those who are, quote, denied

1:51.7

opportunity, usually due to financial hardship, Dwight hoped to create generations of devoted Christians

1:58.0

who would continue his work serving those less fortunate.

2:01.6

The school had seen quite a few headmasters walk through its thresholds since its founding

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