The Vigilantes, Episode 3

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

It’s been 48 hours since Mary Phagan was last seen alive. It’s a media frenzy, and police are feeling the pressure to find the killer.

There’s a new, sudden interest in the murder notes. Did the killer write them to throw off investigators?

By the end of this episode, three men would become suspects. And despite dubious evidence and changing stories, one would soon be indicted for Mary’s murder. With a mob looking for vengeance, and sensational newspaper coverage, chances of a fair trial in Atlanta, Georgia were slim. The trial would begin July 28th, 1913, but this story is far from over. Join us for part three of this seven-episode series, The Vigilantes.

Host/ Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

Writers: Amy Watkin, Sharon McMahon

Researched by: Kari Anton, Sharon McMahon, Amy Watkin, Mandy Reid, Melanie Buck Parks

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0:47.0	It's been 48 hours since Mary Fagan was last seen alive.
0:52.1	Pencil factory night watchman Newt Lee is being held for questioning and police are still
0:57.1	collecting evidence.
0:59.3	Some accounts say the factory was closed that Monday to accommodate the sensitivities of the women who worked there.
1:05.8	Maybe they were worried women would come to work and faint at the mention of murder,
1:10.2	or perhaps women had expressed concern that they would be the killer's next victims.
1:15.3	The pencil factory had suddenly become a very dangerous place to work.
1:21.8	Whether or not the factory was closed, at least one person showed up. On Monday morning, a factory worker
1:27.6	went searching for blood on the second floor after hearing a rumor that Barry had been killed in the metal department where she worked.
1:37.2	Right by Leo Frank's office.
1:41.7	I'm Sharon McMahon and here's where it gets interesting.
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