The Murder of Little Mary Phagan by Mary Phagan-Kean (1987), Read by Anonymous (2015). The Mary Phagan Family Website : https://www.littlemaryphagan.com This is the true story of the murder of little Mary Phagan by Leo M. Frank, her superintendent at the National Pencil Company; Leo Frank's lynching by outraged citizens after his death sentence was commuted; and the century-long effort by Frank's Jewish co-religionists to exonerate him, ending with his pardon in 1986 by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles--which specifically refrained, however, from exonerating Frank. In spite of the fact that the author Mary Phagan (now Mary Phagan Kean) is the great-niece of little Mary Phagan, and naturally has strong emotions about the case, this book contains the most balanced account of the case so far, as Ms. Kean has gone back to the complete trial record, and studied it extensively. She corrects the false statements that are used in most accounts to convince readers or viewers of Frank's innocence, while acknowledging that it it impossible to know with 100% certainty that Frank was the murderer. This audiobook is published with the kind permission of Mary Phagan Kean. The Leo Frank Trial Archive http://leofrank.org The Leo Frank Research Library http://leofrank.info

A NEW authorized audio book version of The Murder of Little Mary Phagan by Mary Phagan Kean has just been recorded for The American Mercury, and will serve as the capstone of our series on the Leo Frank Case in this, the centennial year of the death of the convicted murderer in this case, Leo Max Frank. The Murder of Little Mary Phagan is an exceptionally insightful semi-autobiographical book, detailing a fascinating exploration of one of the most sensational criminal cases of all time. What makes this book so intriguing is it provides an intimate view of the Frank-Phagan case from the adult grandniece of the teenage victim — little Mary Anne Phagan, the tragic child laborer who was murdered on April 26, 1913, in Atlanta, Georgia. This true crime monograph is widely regarded as the most even-handed book ever written about the Frank-Phagan affair (1913-1915) and its contentious aftermath (1915-1986). It also provides facts and evidence about the case found in no other book. Mary Phagan Kean also offers a uniquely neutral analysis of the month-long capital murder trial which ended in Frank’s conviction. Mary Phagan Kean is the namesake of the murder victim, Mary Phagan, being her grandniece. When the author was 13 years old, she discovered her given name was no mere accident or coincidence. When people heard her name, they started asking her questions about whether she was related to the famous little Mary Phagan who had been murdered long ago by Leo Frank on Confederate Memorial Day in 1913. When her family revealed the truth about her blood relation, she immediately became deeply interested in learning about the murder, its investigation, and its aftermath. She has since devoted thousands of hours of her life studying volumes of legal documents, conducting interviews, and reading every surviving newspaper account of the case. This written-from-the-heart book is the result. (The Murder of Little Mary Phagan; Far Hills, NJ, New Horizon Press, 1987, 316 pp.) Introduction and Chapter 1; “Are You, By Any Chance . . . ?”; 18 minutes Chapter 2; The Legacy; 1 hour 10 minutes Chapter 3; My Search Begins; 42 minutes Chapter 4; The Case for the Prosecution; 1 hour 20 minutes Chapter 5; The Case for the Defense; 1 hour 30 minutes Chapter 6; Sentencing and Aftermath; 37 minutes Chapter 7; The Commutation; 1 hour 30 minutes Chapter 8; The Lynching; 43 minutes Chapter 9; Reverberations; 13 minutes Chapter 10; Alonzo Mann’s Testimony; 37 minutes Chapter 11; The Phagans Break Their Vow of Silence; 21 minutes Chapter 12; Application for Pardon, 1983; 1 hour 21 Afterword; Pardon, 1986; 11 minutes Seeking Justice for Little Mary Phagan (1899 - 1913) who was murdered by Leo Frank https://www.littlemaryphagan.com Leo Frank Archive https://www.leofrank.org Leo Frank Research Library http://www.leofrank.info The American Mercury https://www.theamericanmercury.org