About this episode
The episode discusses the case of Dollree Mapp, whose refusal to allow police entry led to a landmark Supreme Court decision on unreasonable searches and seizures.
On the morning of May 20, 1957, a bomb exploded under Don King’s front porch. Police got a tip that they should search the home of someone he knew - a woman named Dollree Mapp. But when they got there, she refused to let them in. Soon, her case would go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Carolyn Long’s book is Mapp v. Ohio: Guarding Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Criminal
Topics covered
- legal history
- civil rights
- search and seizure
- Supreme Court cases
- true crime
Keywords
- Dollree Mapp
- Don King
- Supreme Court
- search and seizure
- civil rights
- true crime
- legal history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. Supreme Court
Books & works: Mapp v. Ohio: Guarding Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
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