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Carol Jenkins

Karen:

The murder of Carol Jenkins

Episode sources:

  1. “Who Killed Carol Jenkins?” by Mark Singer (The New Yorker)

  2. “Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism” by James W. Loewen

  3.  “34 Years Later, Sad Secret Surfaces” by Don Terry (Chicago Tribune)

  4.  “The Girl in the Yellow Scarf: The Carol Jenkins case” by Sandra Chapman (WTHR)

  5. “Slow Justice” by Bill Hewitt (People Magazine)

  6.  “Murder Victim Wanted to Buy a Tear Gas Gun” by Richard E. Cady (The Indianapolis Star) 1968

  7.  “Anybody Know Carol’s Killer?” by Norm Best (Indianapolis News) 1969

  8.  “Jenkins Touched Small Town” by Jason Thomas (Indianapolis Star) 2002

  9.  “’Thought It Safe to Walk Streets Here’ by Art Harris (Indianapolis News) 1968

  10.  “Sundown Towns” (Tougaloo College)

  11.  Two Youths Cleared in Carol Jenkins Slaying (UPI) 1968

  12.  “Father of 1968 Martinsville murder victim passes away” by Sandra Chapman (WTHR) 2018

  13.  “Police Have Failed in the Murder of Carol Jenkins” by Larry Incollingo (The Times-Mail) 1971

  14.  “Slaying of Local Girl Remains Unsolved Nine Years Later” by Judy Frost (Rushville Republican) 1977

  15.  “Victim knew door-to-door job carried potential for danger” by Diana Penner (Indianapolis Star) 2002

  16.  “'We need to acknowledge it': Martinsville tries to remake its racist image” by Will Higgins (IndyStar) 2017

  17.  “Tragedy 50 years ago still affects Martinsville” by Alexis Fitzpatrick (Vincennes Sun-Commercial) 2017

  18.  “Sundown Towns in Indiana: How a Legacy of 'Whites-Only' Towns Rose and Continues to Affect Today” by Ella Abbot (WBOI)

  19.  “Pushing Back On Perceptions: Despite Persistent Rumors, Martinsville Works On Moving Forward” by Lydia Gerike (Times-Mail) 2020

  20.  “1968 Killing of Black Woman In Martinsville Featured in Documentary Airing Monday” by Ronald Hawkins (The Herald-Times) 2014

  21. “Sundown Towns Are Still A Problem For Black Drivers” by Ade Onibada (Buzzfeed)

  22.  “Monument for Martinsville Murder Victim Rejected” by Sandra Chapman (WTHR) 2014

  23. “Time Has Come To Find Carol's Killer” by James Patterson (Indianapolis Star) 2001

  24. “Suspect Faces Murder Charge For Third Time” by Diana Penner (Indianapolis Star)

  25. “City of Rushville Designs Labyrinth to Honor The Life of A Hate Crime Victim” by Sandra Chapman (WTHR) 2020

  26.  “1968: A Year of Turmoil and Change” (National Archives)

  27.  “The Tulsa Race Massacre Happened 99 Years Ago. Here’s What to Read About It.” By Jennifer Vineyard (New York Times) 2019

  28.  “The History of Hate in Indiana: How the Ku Klux Klan took over Indiana's halls of power” by Jordan Fischer (WRTV) 2016

  29. “Martinsville Dedicates Memory Stone to Remember Victim of Race Murder” by Rich Nye (WTHR) 2017

Georgia:

The investigation surrounding the Ford Pinto car

Episode sources:

  1. “Pinto Madness” by Mark Dowie (Mother Jones)

  2. “Case: The Ford Pinto’ in ‘Moral Issues in Business’” by William Shaw & Vincent Barry (University of North Carolina Greensboro)

  3. “Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, 1981” by the American Museum of Tort Law

  4. ‘Whatever Happened to the Ford Pinto?’ by Maeve Rich (MotorBiscuit)

  5. “Ford Pinto Owners Celebrate Car’s Comeback with Rally Starting in Denver” by Colleen O’Connor (Denver Post)

  6. “Making the Case for the Pinto” by Reginald Stuart (New York Times)

  7. “Year-Old Recall of Ford's Pinto Continues to Stir Deep Controversy” by Reginald Stuart (New York Times)

  8. “Ford Orders Recall of 1.5 Million Pintos For Safety Changes” by Reginald Stuart (New York Times)

  9. “FORD AUTO COMPANY CLEARED IN 3 DEATHS; Pinto's Maker Is Found Not Guilty of Reckless Homicide Charge Unusual Nature of Case Jury Clears Ford in 3 Pinto Deaths Company Officials Jubilant” by Reginald Stuart (New York Times)

  10. “Cheap, and Likely to Remain So” by John Pearley Huffman (New York Times)

  11. “Ford to Turn Over Pinto Papers” by Larry Kramer (Washington Post)

  12. “Ford Decided to Save $6.65 Per Car Rather Than Redesign, Pinto Trial Told” by Karen Clem Fritz (Washington Post)

  13. “Pinto Exploded Like Big Bomb, Eyewitness Says” by Karen Clem Fritz (Washington Post)

  14. “Jury in Pinto Crash Case: 'We Wanted Ford to Take Notice'” by Roy J Harris and Jr (Wall Street Journal via Washington Post)

  15. “3 Die In Fiery Pinto Crash; Probe Planned” (Indianapolis Star)

  16. “Investigation Report: Alleged Fuel Tank and Filler Neck Damage in Rear-End Collision of Subcompact Passenger Cars, 1971-1976 Ford Pinto & 1975 - 1976 Mercury Bobcat” by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  17.  “Grimshaw v Ford Motor Co” Court of Appeals, 1981

  18.  “State of Indiana v Ford Motor Co Revisited”

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