One Man Race War: Joseph Paul Franklin, Pt. 6

About this episode

The episode concludes the series on Joseph Paul Franklin, detailing his timeline and arrest.

As we approach the end of the series on nazi serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin, the rest of the timeline is filled in. Shortly after murdering two young men in Utah, Franklin was arrested at a motel in Kentucky after calling to complain that a police car had him double parked. Sources: Mel Ayton, Dark Soul of the South: The Life and Crimes of Racist Killer Joseph Paul Franklin, Potomac Press, Inc., 2011 Ralph Echols, Life Without Mercy: Jake Beard, Joseph Paul Franklin and the Rainbow Murders, Sunshine, Spencer (2024). Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege (1st ed.). New York, NY: Routledge Flynn, Kevin, and Gary Gerhardt. The Silent Brotherhood: Inside America's Racist Underground Free Press ; Collier Macmillan, 1989. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• true crime
• serial killers
• racism
• nazi ideology
• criminal justice

Keywords

• Joseph Paul Franklin
• nazi serial killer
• Utah murders
• Kentucky arrest
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts, Cool Zone Media

Books & works: Dark Soul of the South: The Life and Crimes of Racist Killer Joseph Paul Franklin, Life Without Mercy: Jake Beard, Joseph Paul Franklin and the Rainbow Murders, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege, The Silent Brotherhood: Inside America's Racist Underground

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