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Oct 2022
33m 41s

OSAGE MURDERS Ep. 3 | “No Rest For The W...

BLACK BARREL MEDIA
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The winter of 1923 saw more murders in the Osage Hills, but no one was prepared for the brazen and brutal attack that happened in March. In the aftermath, the Osage pressed the U.S. government and the state of Oklahoma for help, but their efforts produced few results. And then, criminals in Osage County started dying. The masterminds behind the conspiracy be ... Show More
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OSAGE MURDERS Ep. 4 | “New Evidence, New Suspects”
Mercifully, the murders in the Osage Nation paused in 1924 and 1925. J. Edgar Hoover became the director of the Bureau of Investigation and assigned a new man to the case of the Osage murders. Special Agent Tom White succeeded where all others failed. He eliminated suspects; unco ... Show More
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Oct 2022
OSAGE MURDERS Ep. 5 | “The Confession”
Throughout 1925, Special Agent Tom White and his team produced more results than all the other investigators combined. But even White’s investigation stalled. And then, he received a miracle: a inmate in an Oklahoma prison possessed vital information about the murders. The inmate ... Show More
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Oct 2022
OSAGE MURDERS Ep. 6 | “Is This Justice?”
The courtroom trials were dramatic. They were surprising reversals and bold acts of jury tampering. But finally, after years of heartbreak, the Osage received some justice. Four men who were involved in many of the killings went to prison. The Bureau of Investigation closed the c ... Show More
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