Fall Out 76: Suspicious Death of Alicia Shay
The *Charleston Herald*
LOCAL WOMAN COMMITS "SUICIDE," NEIGHBORHOOD IN MOURNING
By PAGE ROCKWELL. Alicia Shay of Berkeley Springs was found dead in her bathroom by her daughter of 13 on Sunday. The police claim it was suicide.
Mrs. Shay was a tireless advocate of the community and local unions. She led several Anti-Automation protests. She published several exposes in our newspaper. She was a true leader of her community. The mood in Berkeley Springs is one of anguish and outrage.
One anonymous neighbor said, "Alicia was done in! Last night, several homes were broken in. You could hear yelling." When the investigator was asked about this evidence, he said that the case was closed. "It's suicide, plain and simple."