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American Scandal

Wondery

True Crime, Exhibit C, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, History Daily, American History Tellers, Lindsay Graham

4.6 • 18.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Georgia Tann tightens her grip on adoption in the city of Memphis, with the help of a growing network of accomplices.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Lindsay Graham, host of American Scandal. Our Back catalog has moved behind a paywall.
0:05.9	Recent episodes remain free, but older ones will require a Wondry Plus subscription. With Wondry
0:11.0	Plus, you get access to the full American Scandal archive, add free, plus early access to new seasons,
0:17.0	and more. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. A listener note, this episode
0:22.6	contains descriptions of child abuse and is not suitable for all audiences. To protect their
0:27.6	privacy, we have changed the names of all children involved in this story.
0:52.8	Music It's spring 1928 at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Orphanage in Memphis, Tennessee.
0:55.6	Standing on the porch of the two-story brick building, a young nun clutches a small bell in her hands, her eyes fixed on the street in front.
1:02.2	A few minutes ago, a phone call came in from a clerk at the nearby juvenile court. He informed
1:07.5	the orphanage's mother superior that Judge Camille Kelly was on her way.
1:12.2	Judge Kelly is a frequent visitor to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, but she's not an entirely
1:17.2	welcome one. Every time she comes, she insists on viewing the children. And then, soon after,
1:23.6	an official from the Tennessee Children's Home Society arrives with paperwork in hand and take
1:28.8	some of the children away. It's unsettling. There's no reason for the children to be moved to
1:33.6	another home, and the sisters are increasingly suspicious about what happens to them afterwards.
1:38.9	So today, while this young nun keeps watch, her colleagues are busy in the orphanage behind her, hiding as
1:45.3	many of the children as they can. But they run out of time as a familiar car glides around the
1:51.0	corner. The young nun darts back toward the house, the bell in her hand already ringing.
1:59.7	The orphanage's mother superior strides into the hall as the young nun comes inside.
2:04.8	All right. Thank you, Sister Agnes. To your post now. The younger nun nods her head and
2:10.0	hurries upstairs. The Mother Superior smooths the front of her habit and surveys the pristine hallway.
2:16.1	Everything is as it should be. Ah, your honor, welcome. Mother
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