Welcome to Day 9 of the 12 Days of Crimelines! In the 1930s and 40s, one woman worked to change the stigma of adoption. What people didn’t know was how she was lining her pockets along the way by scamming, grifting, and outright kidnapping children. Book rec: The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption by Barbara Bisantz Raymond This case is *unresolved* Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vDL4YoWPRkUdf3IpjNQMPoS4nidJIjtiG2sm6aW08ss/edit?usp=sharing For transcription/captions, please watch on the Crimelines YouTube channel. New episodes are posted there within 2 days of release: https://www.youtube.com/crimelinestruecrime If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/crimelines https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support Licensing and credits: Editing and production assistance by We Talk of Dream https://wetalkofdreams.com/ Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices