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What a Creep: “The Osage Murders: The Reign of Terror” (The story behind Killers of the Flower Moon”

by | Oct 17, 2023 | Podcast

What a Creep

Season 22, Episode 3

Osage Murders “The Reign of Terror” (The real story behind “Killers of the Flower Moon”)

(1918-1931)

In the movie “Killers of the Flower Moon” directed by Martin Scorsese and based on David Grann’s book, is the story of the Osage Indigenous tribe’s “Reign of Terror” in Oklahoma during the early 20th century. In this episode, we delve into one of the earliest cases investigated by the newly formed Federal Bureau of Investigations, which unfortunately did not solve every murder. We also discuss how these crimes have affected the victims and their descendants for over a century.

The Osage Murders (The real story behind “Killers of the Flower Moon”) – What a Creep

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 3 Osage Murders “The Reign of Terror”(The story real story behind “Killers of the Flower Moon”) In the movie “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_(film) and based on David Grann’s book, is the story of the Osage Indigenous tribe’s “Reign of Terror” in Oklahoma during the early 20th century.

Sources for this episode: 

·         Osage Murders Wikipedia

·         Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI By David Grann

·         Oklahoma Historical Society

·         National Geographic

·         PBS Short Film Festival

·         Osage Nation.gov

·         Famous Trials.com

·         NPR Fresh Air

·         Brittanica

·         Oxygen TV

·         The History Channel

·         All That is Interesting.com

·         HistoricalGmen.com

·         Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals by Jim Doherty

·         Atlas Obscura (rare photos)

·          YouTube “The 1920s Channel”

·         Rolling Stone

Trigger warning: Murder, racism, police brutality

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