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An Unspeakable Crime
The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo Frank
By Alphin, Elaine Marie
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2010
Gr 8-Up On April 26, 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan left her Atlanta, GA, home to pick up her paycheck at the National Pencil Company and then attend the Confederate Memorial Day celebration. She never made it to the latter. Instead, her battered body was found in the basement of the factory along with two cryptic, semiliterate notes and some bloody handprints on a nearby door. The investigation was compromised from the get-go by a determination on the part of the police to bypass an obvious suspect and indict Frank, the company supervisor. The s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
The 1913 murder of Mary Phagan in Atlanta began a messy investigation characterized by sloppy police work, prosecutorial ambition, and prejudi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on May 1, 2010
An intriguing look at a court case decided nearly one hundred years ago. The ambiguity of the evidence and testimony constantly compels the reader to evaluate what is true and what can be believed. The book illustrates the effects pr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
