S1 Ep42: The Osage Nation Murders

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

When members of the incredibly wealthy Osage Nation started dropping dead of mysterious ailments in 1920s Oklahoma, few people in state power paid it much mind. After all, many of those who could do something about it were benefiting from the deaths. Eventually, with the help of a still-evolving agency called the FBI, federal authorities uncovered an unthinkable conspiracy known today as the Reign of Terror.

"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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0:00.0	So, will it be skiing?
0:03.0	Or Christmas markets on a city break?
0:06.0	Skiing? Or a city break?
0:09.0	Some problems are good problems to have.
0:12.0	Especially with flights this winter from 29.99 one-way
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0:24.0	Selected dates, Holidays at all protected based on two adults for three nights,
0:28.0	restrictions and seasoncies apply.
0:36.0	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they earn the label crime of the century.
0:44.0	But the stories that made headlines in decades past
0:48.0	aren't necessarily remembered today.
0:52.0	I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author.
0:56.0	And in each episode of this show, I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today,
1:02.0	but was huge when it happened.
1:05.0	This is crimes of the centuries.
1:18.0	I've saved one of the most sinister crimes of the century for this
1:22.0	our season one finale.
1:25.0	When one of his clients asked him to travel some 140 miles,
1:29.0	lawyer William W. Vaughan got worried.
1:32.0	He pulled his wife aside and said,
1:34.0	Hey, if anything happens to me, I've sucked away some important documents
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