The Baby Snatcher - Georgia Tann & The Tennessee Children's Home Society

Ya’ll, this lady not only stole children to sell them, but she would also RE-POSSESS them, if the adoptive parents couldn’t pay. She would RE-POSSESS BABIES?!?

Timestamps:
00:38 - Early Life and Career
5:33 - Georgia’s Reputation & The Truth
10:16 - Opportunity for BIG Money!
11:55 - Co-Conspirators
13:05 - Norma Sue & her 5 siblings
13:45 - How she got away with all of this?
15:25 - Shady Health Care Professionals & Gene Tapia’s story
16:49 - Free Medical Care Ruse
18:14 - June Camille Kelly
19:22 - Newspaper Ads & Christmas BABY give away!
20:56 - Stories of Victims + Norma Sue 23:38 - The Investigation
26:30 - What happened to the money?
27:43 - Survivors
29:30 - Adoption Changes

SOURCES: https://unearthedmemphis.com/2020/07/19/episode-one-georgia-tann-and-the-tennessee-childrens-home-society/
Legacy of Devy Bruch
https://fayettewoman.com/legacy-devy-bruch-life-stolen-baby.html

Georgia Tann Wikipedia
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann

Tennessee Children’s Home Society
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Children%27s_Home_Society

This woman stole children from poor to give to the rich
 https://nypost.com/2017/06/17/this-woman-stole-children-from-the-poor-to-give-to-the-rich/

The Hollywood Baby Snatcher
 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1131282/The-Hollywood-Baby-Snatcher-The-sinister-story-woman-stole-children-sold-stars.html

TN State Library and Archives
 Georgia Tann/Tn Children’s Home Society Investigation Scrapbooks, 1950
 https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/georgia-tanntennessee-childrens-home-society-investigation-scrapbooks-1950

http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/11/child-care-provider-kidnapper-serial.html

Find a Grave: Ann Atwood Hollinsworth
 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51788547/ann-hollinsworth

Find a Grave: George Allen Hollinsworth
 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54178737/george-allen-hollinsworth

http://www.southernhollows.com/episodes/routine-papers

https://casetext.com/case/state-et-al-v-hollinsworth-et-al

https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12

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