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Welcome to Day 9 of the 12 Days of Crimelines!
In the 1930s and 40s, one woman worked to change the stigma of adoption. What people didn’t know was how she was lining her pockets along the way by scamming, grifting, and outright kidnapping children.
Book rec: The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption by Barbara Bisantz Raymond
This case is *unresolved*
Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vDL4YoWPRkUdf3IpjNQMPoS4nidJIjtiG2sm6aW08ss/edit?usp=sharing
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