Georgia Tann was a bad human. We feel safe in saying that because she kidnapped babies from poor families to sell to wealthy ones. Listen in if you can stomach it.
AI Summary
Josh and Chuck dive into the disturbing story of Georgia Tann, a social worker who got rich in the early-to-mid 1900s by kidnapping babies from poor families and selling them to wealthy couples through fraudulent adoptions. The episode explores how Tann exploited the vulnerable adoption system of the time, when formal adoption as we know it today was still a new concept and orphaned children had few protections. Fair warning: this is a heavy episode about crimes against children, so listener discretion is definitely advised.
Movies Discussed
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Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
"watching unsolved mysteries, as you did in 1990, I can attest"
— Josh
Mommie Dearest
"if you saw the movie mommy dearest, this was not that girl"
— Chuck
Stolen Babies
"there's a tv movie from 93 called Stolen Babies"
— Josh
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