Murder at Mount Hermon: The Unsolved Killing of Headmaster Elliott Speer

by Craig Walley

Elliott Speer had begun to initiate long overdue progressive reforms at the strict, tradition-bound Christian prep school, winning the affection of many students and faculty. But on the evening of September 14, 1934, the thirty-five-year-old administrator was abruptly killed by a shotgun blast through his study window. The murder made front-page news across the country, yet no one was ever charged with the crime.

This investigation by a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555536182
• ISBN13: 9781555536183
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher