S3 Ep13: The Massie Affair

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In 1931 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Thalia Massie claimed she was raped by a group of men, including Joseph Kahahawai, a well-known local prizefighter. Cracks in Thalia's story throughout the case led to deadlocked jury and a mistrial, leading Thalia's mother, Grace Fortescue, and several accomplices, to murder Joseph Kahahawai. The group soon thereafter were charged with his murder. In today's episode we discuss The Massie Trial, known as the Massie Affair, and how this high-profile and controversial case unfolded.

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0:00.0	Hey, Crimson, the SunTree listeners.
0:04.1	I have a new thing happening.
0:06.0	I love making this podcast with the Obsessed Network and we'll keep bringing you regular
0:10.0	COTC episodes right here in this feed, but I've also started a new separate project with
0:15.4	a few friends called the Grab Bag collab.
0:18.4	You know how some podcasts have Patreon accounts for bonus content?
0:21.9	Those are awesome and I support a few myself, but we're launching something totally different
0:26.5	over at patreon.com slash grab bag collab.
0:30.8	Instead of providing bonus content, my friends and I are producing all new shows created
0:36.1	exclusively for Patreon.
0:38.2	It's meant to be a sort of dirty, hippie, commune of a platform where we create a community
0:43.4	that gets exclusive access to a variety of shows created by what I like to call like
0:48.3	hearted individuals.
0:50.0	My friend and Obsessed Network colleague Daisy Egan is hosting an advice pod called
0:55.2	Dear Daisy every other week.
0:56.6	I'm hosting a crime show written by my former accused partner Amanda Rossman called The
1:01.5	Catalyst and we aim to begin helping other non-assholes create, produce and release all
1:06.9	kinds of shows.
1:07.9	Hence the name Grab Bag collab.
1:10.0	To make this the community endeavor, I know it can be.
1:13.0	We need community members, so come join us at patreon.com slash grab bag collab.
1:18.4	It's patreon.com slash g-r-a-b-a-g-c-o-l-l-a-b and get in on this at the beginning.
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