Saturday Matinee: American Scandal
History Daily14 Jun 2025

Saturday Matinee: American Scandal

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we recount the crimes of Georgia Tann- the operator of the Tennessee Children's Home Society in Memphis who used the organization as a cover for child trafficking.



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