52: Georgia Tann Children's Home

Even the most seemingly respectable orphanages and adoption companies can be a front for child tracking rings, and today we’re going to tell you the story of one such organisation: The Tennessee Children’s Home Society, sometimes known as the Georgia Tann Children’s Home.  The Tennessee Children's Home Society began as a non-profit orphanage in 1897. But in the 1920s, under the direction of Georgia Tann, it served as a child trafficking hub. Estimates say that nearly 5,000 children were stolen by Tann and sold for a profit.  FURTHER READING: https://www.insider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12 (How a woman stole 5,000 babies and made money off their adoptions) https://nypost.com/2017/06/17/this-woman-stole-children-from-the-poor-to-give-to-the-rich/ (This woman stole children from the poor to give to the rich) http://archive.commercialappeal.com/entertainment/author-spent-16-years-delving-into-the-power-georgia-tann-wielded-and-the-victims-she-left-ep-398841-323991321.html (Author spent 16 years delving into the power Georgia Tann wielded and the victims she left) https://tennesseechildren.tripod.com/tennesseechildrenshomestolenbabies/id2.html (Investigation into the Tennessee Children’s Home) https://www.nchgs.org/html/a_story_of_stolen_babies.html (Georgia Tann: A Story of Missing Babies) https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Children_of_Georgia_Tann (Unsolved Mysteries: The Children of Georgia Tann) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann (Georgia Tann (Wiki)) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Children%27s_Home_Society (Tennessee Children’s Home Society (Wiki)) https://www.joancrawfordbest.com/articlememphis95.htm (Commercial Appeal Crawford twins article 9/11/95) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qY0UxpnwUg (Missing Children: A Mother’s Story (1982) Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEPS470x5S4 (Stolen Babies (1993) Youtube) ----------------------------------------------- https://pod.link/1499149474 (Like the show? Giv