Elliott Speer's guest appearances

Elliott Speer

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

Scottish Rite Journal Podcast

Ken McElroy

Dan Cummins

Arlis Perry

Lizzie Borden

Benjamin Siegel

Suzanne Armstrong

Susan Bartlett

Janet Smith

Georgette Bauerdorf

Manoel Pereira da Cruz

Miguel José Viana

William Goebel

Margaret Martin

Mary Phagan

William Desmond Taylor

OwlTail

From the September/October 2022  edition of The Scottish Rite Journal.  Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be found in the corresponding print edition.  As an added feature, listen to the short interview with Brother Scott Jaquith regarding his article.

"Elliott Speer Barker: Frontiersman, Conservationist, Mason, and Adoptive Father of “Smokey Bear”

In 1934, Elliott Speer was shot on the Mount Hermon School for Boys campus—a murder eerily similar to the plot of a novel found in his study. The case only became stranger when the school's dean tried to claim the headmaster position with a pair of suspicious letters from the deceased man.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1934, Elliott Speer was shot on the Mount Hermon School for Boys campus—a murder eerily similar to the plot of a novel found in his study. The case only became stranger when the school's dean tried to claim the headmaster position with a pair of suspicious letters from the deceased man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

E175: “Elliott Speer” Pt. 2

On September 14th, 1934, headmaster Elliott Speer was shot through the window of his study at the Mount Hermon School for Boys campus. Police had few clues to go on until a detective novel in Speer’s office was found that described an almost identical murder.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On September 14th, 1934, headmaster Elliott Speer was shot through the window of his study at the Mount Hermon School for Boys campus. Police had few clues to go on until a detective novel in Speer’s office was found that described an almost identical murder.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

E174: “Elliott Speer” Pt. 1