S2 Ep52: Tellers: D.C. Stephenson

The Investigators

Burning Mountain

True Crime, Society & Culture

5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

David Curtiss "Steve" Stephenson (August 21, 1891 – June 28, 1966) was an American convicted rapist and murderer who in 1923 was appointed Grand Dragon of the branch of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana and head of Klan recruiting for seven other states. Later that year, he led those groups to independence from the national KKK organization. Amassing wealth and political power in Indiana politics, he was one of the most prominent national Klan leaders. "He was viewed as responsible for reviving the Klan and widening its base, and considered the most powerful man in Indiana". He had close relationships with numerous Indiana politicians, especially Governor Edward L. Jackson. A real piece of sh*t. Here's his story.

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0:00.0	Oh, I've been running from the law
0:06.5	Hope they won't soon exhaust love
0:11.9	You're listening to 1041
0:14.8	The podcast that puts you on duty
0:17.8	I'm your host Todd McComas
0:25.6	Welcome back 1041ers
0:27.0	Hope you had a crime free week
0:28.6	If you did not, I hope that everyone is okay
0:31.1	and that you have the right detective on the case
0:35.1	Little business on top, as always
0:38.6	I'm going to remind you to go to UncageTigerKing.com
0:41.7	That's pretty much the only thing I have going on outside of Cornel
0:44.6	Other than this podcast, so and other podcasts and other podcasts and documentaries
0:50.9	So other than that, that's the only thing I have going on
0:53.3	to check out UncageTigerKing.com or dot com, whichever you prefer, dot com
0:58.8	Probably isn't going to work, use dot com
1:00.8	I think that gets you through
1:02.8	Also, this episode is brought to you by our friends at best
1:08.0	Fiends, you heard me talk about it before
1:10.5	I see people playing other games all the time
1:12.5	I've tried it, I'm going to tell you this, it's fine
1:15.5	It's a lot of fun, get your mind off stuff
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