The Nazi's Mary Sue: Hunter, Pt. 2

About this episode

This episode explores the life of nazi serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin and the implications of a novel based on his crimes.

At the end of this exploration of nazi serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin and the novel loosely based on his crimes, the question remains: did any of his friends in the white power movement know what he was going to do before he did it? What clues does the novel hold? Sources: Pierce, Kelvin. Sins of My Father, Growing Up with America's Most Dangerous White Supremacist. Independently Published, 2020 Griffin, R. S. (2001). The Fame of a Dead Man’s Deeds. 1st Books Library. Mel Ayton, Dark Soul of the South: The Life and Crimes of Racist Killer Joseph Paul Franklin, Potomac Press, Inc., 2011 Sunshine, Spencer (2024). Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege (1st ed.). New York, NY: Routledge Bill Simmons, "Defendants All Acquitted In Sedition Trial," AP News, April 8, 1988 https://www.kcur.org/news/2024-04-12/overland-park-antisemitic-murders-jewish-community-center-shooting-survivors https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article2595772.html http://www.kansas.com/2014/04/15/3406670/records-suggest-federal-authorities.html https://momentsthatsurvive.org/tribute/pierce-hastings/…

Topics covered

• true crime
• nazi history
• serial killers
• white supremacy
• literature analysis

Keywords

• Joseph Paul Franklin
• nazi serial killer
• white power movement
• literature
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AP News, KCUR, Sacramento Bee, Kansas.com, Moments That Survive, WUNC, KMBC

Books & works: Sins of My Father, Growing Up with America's Most Dangerous White Supremacist, The Fame of a Dead Man’s Deeds, Dark Soul of the South: The Life and Crimes of Racist Killer Joseph Paul Franklin, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege

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