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Episode 169: Kneecap the MF'ers | Leo Frank


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Tina and Hillary cover the murder of Leo Frank.

Hillary’s Story

In April 1913, a heinous murder happened at the National Pencil Company. BUT despite several leads to the contrary, Leo Frank is charged and later murdered for the crime.

Sources

Hillary's Story
Library of Congress
Trial and Lynching of Leo Frank: Topics in Chronicling America

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited

The New York Times

GEORGIA PARDONS VICTIM 70 YEARS AFTER LYNCHING

PBS

Exploring Hate: Today In History: The Lynching of Leo Frank

PBS Learning Media

The New South and Leo Frank | Georgia Stories

The Washington Post

Leo Frank was lynched for a murder he didn't commit. Now neo-Nazis are trying to rewrite history--by Jacob Bogage

Wikipedia

Leo Frank

Photos

Leo Frank--from Bettman Archive via Time
Mary Phagen--from the Atlanta Georgian via Public Domain
Trial with Frank and witness, Newt Lee--by Walter Frank Winn/Atlanta Journal via Public Domain
Leo Frank Lynching Historical Marker--by David Seibert via Historical Marker Database

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