The Unsolved Murder of Beryl Atherton

• 🥶 In 1950, Beryl Atherton, a 47-year-old teacher, was found brutally murdered in her Marblehead, Massachusetts home during a severe nor'easter storm.
• 🔪 Her throat was cut, and she had suffered strangulation, with her loyal dog also found injured trying to protect her.
• 🔍 Despite a lack of forced entry or fingerprints, rumors persist in Marblehead that the killer is still alive, though the case remains unsolved.

The Mysterious Disappearance of Martha Jean Lambert

• 👧 Martha Jean Lambert, a 12-year-old girl from Florida, vanished on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in 1985.
• 🚗 Conflicting accounts from her family, including a brother who confessed and later retracted, have clouded the investigation.
• ❓ Theories range from abduction, possibly involving a suspicious green van, to an accidental death caused by her brother, but no definitive evidence has ever been found.

The Tragic Death of Natalie Wood

• 💔 Actress Natalie Wood drowned during Thanksgiving weekend in 1981 off the coast of California.
• 🛥️ Her death was initially ruled an accidental drowning, but later, the boat's captain claimed he lied to police and that her husband, Robert Wagner, was responsible.
• 🌊 Despite a reopened investigation and accusations, the exact circumstances surrounding her death remain a subject of debate, with her daughters defending their father.

The Bizarre Demise of Natalie Drissell

• 🌲 In 2003, Natalie Drissell was found dead and naked in the snow at a Colorado conference center the morning after Thanksgiving.
• 🏃‍♀️ Her boyfriend found her barefoot, with scratches and bruises, suggesting she had run erratically through the woods before collapsing.
• ❓ The coroner ruled her death as excited delirium, though this diagnosis is controversial, leaving the true cause of her death a mystery.

The Unsolved Stabbing of Betsy Ardsma

• 📚 Betsy Ardsma, a 22-year-old graduate student, was found stabbed in the chest in the library of Penn State University on November 28, 1969.
• 🔪 She died from a single stab wound to the heart, with minimal blood loss due to the wound's location and the color of her dress.
• 🕵️‍♂️ Despite a lack of struggle and no identified attacker, suspicion fell on a volatile student named Richard Hafner, but the case remains unsolved.