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S1 Ep19: The Murder of Marie Smith
Season 1 · Episode 19

S1 Ep19: The Murder of Marie Smith

Crimes of the Centuries

March 15, 202136m 50s

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Show Notes

When a 9-year-old girl failed to return home from school in 1910 Asbury Park, N.J., a local reporter became convinced of a Black man's guilt -- putting that man's life in danger even before an arrest was made in the case. The confounding unraveling of the murder of Marie Smith would not only shock the small town and make headlines nationwide, but it would employ a new type of detective work that had rarely been attempted before -- or since.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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