S2. Ep 1: The Most Mysterious Deaths
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Things Fell Apart
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How the mysterious deaths of 32 black sex workers in Miami in the 1980s led to a whole new (and spurious) mental health diagnosis that in turn led directly to another murder that occurred during the height of lockdown.
Written and presented by Jon Ronson Produced by Sarah Shebbeare Original music by Phil Channell
Archive credits: NBC News June 1984; Fox Television’s A Current Affair 1989.
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