S5 Ep17: Faith Vs. Flag: How the Gobitis Case Tested the Limits of Religious Freedom

S5 Ep17: Faith Vs. Flag: How the Gobitis Case Tested the Limits of Religious Freedom

In 1935, 12-year-old Lillian Gobitas and her little brother William were kicked out of their Pennsylvania public school — not for misbehaving, but for quietly refusing to salute the flag, which they believed went against their Jehovah’s Witness faith. Their dad sued, arguing the school had violated their right to religious freedom. But in a sweeping decision, the Supreme Court sided with the school, saying national unity outweighed First Amendment protections. The ruling sparked a wave of violence against Jehovah’s Witnesses across the country, and fueled criticism the Court had abandoned core constitutional rights.

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S5 Ep27: The Real Goodfellas Job

S5 Ep27: The Real Goodfellas Job

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S5 Ep26: The Massacre Texas Tried to Erase

S5 Ep26: The Massacre Texas Tried to Erase

In the piney woods of East Texas in 1910, a mob of white men stormed through the Black community of Slocum, murdering dozens — possibly hundreds — of unarmed residents. The killers faced almost no con...

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S5 Ep25: The Hitler Diaries

S5 Ep25: The Hitler Diaries

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S5 Ep24: Who Killed Barbara Hamburg? The True Story Behind El Dorado Drive

S5 Ep24: Who Killed Barbara Hamburg? The True Story Behind El Dorado Drive

The murder of Barbara Hamburg might read like fiction — a bitter divorce, a mysterious pyramid scheme, a family full of secrets — but for her son Madison, it was all too real. In 2010, Barbara was fou...

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Future Crimes of the Centuries? The Death of John O’Keefe and the Trials of Karen Read

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S5 Ep23: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Separating Fact from Fiction

S5 Ep23: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Separating Fact from Fiction

In 1981, 21-year-old Danny Hansford was shot and killed inside one of Savannah’s grandest mansions. The man who pulled the trigger, antiques dealer Jim Williams, claimed self-defense. What followed wa...

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S5 Ep22: The Green Bicycle Mystery

S5 Ep22: The Green Bicycle Mystery

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