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Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 – August 17, 1915) was an American factory superintendent and lynching victim. He was convicted in 1913 of the murder of a 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia. Frank's trial, conviction, and unsuccessful appeals attracted national attention.
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard will reopen the 1913 trial of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory superintendent convicted of murdering a black girl. The article explores the history, evidence and controversies of the notorious case that sparked anti-Semitism and lynching.
The Murder of Mary Phagan is a 1988 American two-part television miniseries starring Jack Lemmon about the murder of a 13-year-old factory worker and the subsequent trial of her accused murderer Leo Frank.
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Jun 7, 2017 · Mary Phagan was a 12-year-old factory worker who was brutally killed in 1913. Her case sparked a controversial trial, a lynching, and the founding of the Anti-Defamation League.
Nov 13, 2009 · Thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan is found sexually molested and murdered in the basement of the Atlanta, Georgia, pencil factory where she worked. Her murder later led to one of the most...
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On the Web: American Heritage - The fate of Leo Frank (June 14, 2024) Leo Frank (born April 17, 1884, Cuero, Texas, U.S.—died August 17, 1915, Marietta, Georgia) was an American factory superintendent whose conviction in 1913 for the murder of Mary Phagan resulted in his lynching.
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Feb 20, 2020 · Alonzo Mann, who was Frank's office boy in 1913, says he saw Jim Conley, the prosecution's star witness, with Mary Phagan's body in his arms. He claims Conley lied in court and Frank was innocent of the crime.
