Tom Frank was accused of killing one of his female employees ,Mary Phagan, in 1913; he was innocent but at the time racism against Jews controlled the dictation. Frank was a Jew and like many others at his time lived in Alabama ,Georgia , which was considered a safe haven for Jews. Frank was also a nervous man in general and he at times looked guilty in this case for his nervous behavior.Its surely is interesting how many woman said he was a perv.
Jim Conley was ever so guilty. There was more evidence that he committed this crime than the OJ cases.First, he was dismissed as an ignorant black man who was stupid and little educated; However, Conley was actually a very intelligent and crafty black man who knew more than he lead on. The jury thought that if the detectives couldn’t prove him wrong then his stories, of lies, must be true. Also, one thing the court missed was how proper his English was, especially since the fact that they though he had bad grammar was used to prove his innocence. Second, this man changed his story a multitude of times to the point where it became ridiculous.Third, there were photos released of him killing the girl, which with held from the court at the time of the case and wasn’t released until after the jurisdiction was made. Sadly even with that info out Frank wasn’t released from his sentence.
Interestingly this case brought on a myriad of events in history. There were two main events: The killing of Frank in 1915, the first well known hate crime against Jews in the United States, and The second rising of the Ku Klux Klan, surprisingly in honor of the Mary Phagan’s death.
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