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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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...

1 Sep 202545min

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

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

This week on Crimes of the Centuries, we’re breaking from tradition. Instead of a crime from decades past, we’re looking at a case that’s still shaping headlines — and raising questions that may take ...

25 Aug 202549min

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...

18 Aug 202548min

S5 Ep22: The Green Bicycle Mystery

S5 Ep22: The Green Bicycle Mystery

Bella Wright was a shy, working-class woman whose life was cut short on a summer night in 1919, just short of her 22nd birthday. At first, her death looked like a tragic accident – until a single bull...

11 Aug 202548min

S5 Ep21: Gun on the Ferry: The Ruin of Laura Fair

S5 Ep21: Gun on the Ferry: The Ruin of Laura Fair

Laura Fair wanted what many women in Gilded-Age San Francisco wanted: security, respectability, and a husband who told the truth. What she got instead was a years-long affair and a heap of public scor...

4 Aug 202548min

S5 Ep20: The Fox in the Henhouse: Klaus Fuchs and the Secret That Changed the World

S5 Ep20: The Fox in the Henhouse: Klaus Fuchs and the Secret That Changed the World

You’d think the guy helping build the deadliest weapon in history would be someone the Allies vetted carefully. You’d be wrong. Klaus Fuchs was a physicist, a refugee, and a trusted member of the Manh...

28 Juli 202552min

S5 Ep19: Karen Silkwood and the Price of Speaking Up

S5 Ep19: Karen Silkwood and the Price of Speaking Up

In 1974, 28-year-old Karen Silkwood left her home with a binder full of evidence and a plan to blow the whistle on dangerous conditions at the plutonium plant where she worked. She never arrived. What...

21 Juli 202546min

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