S1 Ep1: The Murder of Mary Phagan

S1 Ep1: The Murder of Mary Phagan

At 3:00 am on April 27th, 1913, the body of 13 year old Mary Phagan was found in the basement of the factory where she worked in Atlanta, Georgia. Her dress was up around her waist and a strip from her petticoat had been torn off and wrapped around her neck. Her face was blackened and scratched, and her head was bruised and battered. Almost immediately, the murder, and the mystery surrounding who would do such a horrible, brutal thing to a child went the 1913 equivalent of viral.

When authorities finally landed on a suspect, their evidence was flimsy at best. The trial was a media spectacle and the outcome not only embedded this story in American history, but also sparked child labor laws.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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S1 Ep37: Cold War Espionage: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

S1 Ep37: Cold War Espionage: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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S1 Ep36: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

S1 Ep36: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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S1 Ep35: The Massacre at Taliesin

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2 Aug 202143min

S1 Ep34: Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Case

S1 Ep34: Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Case

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S1 Ep33: The Murder of William Guldensuppe: The Headless Torso that Sparked a Media Furor

S1 Ep33: The Murder of William Guldensuppe: The Headless Torso that Sparked a Media Furor

When a group of kids cooling off along New York City's East River spotted a parcel in the water, they figured a passing freighter had dropped some goods. When they opened the package, however, they di...

19 Jul 202139min

S1 Ep32: The Bath Massacre

S1 Ep32: The Bath Massacre

Andrew Kehoe really didn't like the new property taxes being leveled to pay for his community's fancy new school. This was well known throughout his hometown of Bath Township, Michigan.  What residen...

12 Jul 202137min

S1: Roanoke: That Time 100 People Vanished for No Reason (from "Strange and Unexplained")

S1: Roanoke: That Time 100 People Vanished for No Reason (from "Strange and Unexplained")

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5 Jul 202132min

S1 Ep31: Doris Duke's Dark Secret

S1 Ep31: Doris Duke's Dark Secret

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