Murder in Salem, Massachusetts: The Death of Frances Cochran - A Talk with Author Robert Fitzgibbon
Date and Time
Thursday Jul 23, 2026
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
July 23 @ 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location
Sawyer Free Library
2 Dale Ave.
Gloucester, MA 01930
Fees/Admission
Free
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Sawyer Free Library
978-325-5500
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Description
Without reservation, she opened the door. Without hesitation, she hopped into the car, adjusting the skirt of her summer-weight navy blue suit to keep it unwrinkled as she sat down.
And just like that, 19-year-old Frances Cochran jumped into the void.
On July 17, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts, attractive nineteen-year-old Frances Cochran stepped off a commuter bus and into a mysterious black automobile. Her murder made national headlines on the eve of World War II. As local historian and author of Murder in Rockport reveals, it is also a story shrouded in the "Salem Factor,” the odd and inexplicable coincidences that occur in an area notorious for witchcraft and hauntings.
Join us for a talk with the author to hear more about this mystery!
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