
About this episode
The heat in the Atlanta courtroom was sweltering and unbearable, as the trial against Leo Frank began. A Black man was testifying against a white man, which was nearly unheard of in the Jim Crow south. And the evidence against this man was mounting… A suspect who was at the murder scene, and continued to lie to the police.
Join us for part four 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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