In Chapter 5 of the Leo Frank Case, written anonymously in 1913, Atlanta is beginning to become aware of the heinous crime inflicted upon the body of a 13 year old factory girl.
The city became fascinated and extra after extra was printed to keep the citizens informed.
There were other murders and events at the time, but the murder of Mary Phagan took precedence.
The reasons were clear.
This case had many facets, including bribery, planting evidence, conflicting witness testimony, the start of the ADL, the reinvigoration of the KKK and much, much more.
I illustrate the scenes with actual images of the times and photoshopped imaginations of what a scene might have looked like.
Whenever possible I use actual people and places.
I hope you are as intrigued by this case as I am.
