Episode explores the Murder of Mary Phagan (1913) and the lynching of her killer, Leo Frank (1915) . This is a story of 2 crimes. The murder of a 13 year old girl and the extra-judicial actions of a mob against the perpetrator. Case highlights many problematic facets of the early 20th Century South. Primarily issues of race, religion, womanhood, and the intense social and cultural changes wrought by industrialization.