The Muck Podcast

Hillary and Tina cover the conspiracy theories about Adolf Hitler’s death. Hitler's death marked the end of WWII. But a flurry of conspiracy theories emerged, suggesting he might have survived. Hillary's Story Sources Atlas Obscura The Wildly Misunderstood Photos of Hitler in Disguise (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-wildly-misunderstood-photos-of-hitler-in-disguise)--by Andy Wright Business Insider These declassified FBI files raise questions about Hitler’s death in the Führerbunker (https://www.businessinsider.com/declassified-fbi-files-about-hitlers-death-2015-12)--by Blake Stilwell Daily Beast Hitler’s Final Days Revealed: Eyewitnesses Recount the Nazi’s Death in Unearthed Footage (https://www.thedailybeast.com/hitlers-final-days-revealed-eyewitnesses-recount-the-nazis-death-in-unearthed-footage)--by Marlow Stern The Kentucky Miner Who Scammed Americans by Claiming He Was Hitler and Plotting a ‘Revolt’ With ‘Spaceships’ (https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-kentucky-miner-who-scammed-americans-by-claiming-he-was-hitler-and-plotting-a-revolt-with-spaceships)--by Tarpley Hitt Fortune One Industry That Capitalizes On America’s Hitler Fascination (https://fortune.com/2015/11/10/hunting-hitler-america-bush/)--by John Anderson The Guardian Tests on skull fragment cast doubt on Adolf Hitler suicide story (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/27/adolf-hitler-suicide-skull-fragment)--by Uki Goni Wikipedia Conspiracy theories about Adolf Hitler's death (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theories_about_Adolf_Hitler%27s_death) Photos Hitler in disguises (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/HitlersManyFaces.jpg/800px-HitlersManyFaces.jpg)--by United Stated Secret Service (Public Domain via Wikipedia) Hitler's Makeshift Grave (https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/C76C/production/_92125015_hitlergravegetty45.jpg.webp)--via BBC US Soldier inside the burnt out bunker after Hitler's suicide (https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/64F2/production/_92124852_hitlerbunkerburntgetty45.jpg.webp)--via BBC Fuhrerbunker Complex in Berlin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theories_about_Adolf_Hitler%27s_death)--by Bild Bundesarchiv via Wikipedia

We hope you enjoy this rerelease of one of our favorite episodes: Episode 109. Originally released on February 2, 2022, you will hear us discuss one of the longest serving members of Congress, Strom Thurmond and the first woman elected Mayor of Nashville, Megan Barry. Hillary’s Story Strom Thurmond served in the Senate for nearly half a century and fought against civil rights and integration. BUT when he dies, a secret from his past comes to light highlighting his hypocrisy. Tina’s Story In 2016, Megan Barry made history as the first woman mayor of Nashville. BUT when Barry gets a little too close to her security guard, rumors run rampant and reveal more than an affair at play. Sources Hillary's Story The New York Times Essie Mae Washington-Williams, Child of Famous but Secret Father, Dies at 87 (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/us/essie-mae-washington-williams-secret-child-of-famous-father-dies-at-87.html)--by William Yardley Politico Thurmond wins Senate race as write-in candidate: Nov. 2, 1954 (https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/this-day-in-politics-nov-2-1954-230559)--by Andrew Glass Slate The Legend of Strom's Remorse (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2002/12/the-legend-of-strom-s-remorse.html)--by Timothy Noah South Carolina ETA Strom Thurmond (https://youtu.be/DyI4UIT4ZFE)--via YouTube The Takeaway The Racist Filibuster We Can't Afford to Forget (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/racist-filibuster-we-cant-afford-forget) United States Senate Strom Thurmond: A Featured Biography (https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_Thurmond.htm) The Washington Post Strom Thurmond's black daughter: a symbol of America's complicated racial history (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/02/05/strom-thurmonds-black-daughter-a-flesh-and-blood-symbol-of-americas-complicated-racial-history/)--by Mary C. Curtis Wikipedia Strom Thurmond (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond) WLRN How Did Strom Thurmond Last Through His 24-Hour Filibuster? (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/03/07/173736882/how-did-strom-thurmond-last-through-his-24-hour-filibuster)--by Mark Memmott Photos Strom Thurmond Monument (https://www.onecolumbiasc.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/www.onecolumbiasc.com/images/public_art/4893/2.2-319x425.jpg)--via One Columbia SC Strom Thurmond in 1984 (https://media.wnyc.org/i/800/0/c/85/1/GettyImages-162118463.jpg)--from Getty via WNYC Studios Essie Mae Washington-Williams (https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/05-05/img/sm20050505-000243-pic-392886283.jpg)--via Kitsap Sun Tina's Story The Advocate Nashville Passes Nondiscrimination Ordinance (https://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2009/09/17/nashville-passes-nondiscrimination-ordinance)--by Julie Bolcer The Daily Mail Nashville Mayor was caught on camera in early morning cemetery visits with her bodyguard lover while he claimed overtime and 'nude photos were found on his work phone' (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5426651/Nashville-Mayor-visited-cemetery-bodyguard-lover.html) Fox17 WZTV Nashville Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry lands teaching spot at Fisk University (https://fox17.com/news/local/former-nashville-mayor-megan-barry-lands-teaching-spot-at-fisk-university)--by Caitlyn Shelton Nashville police chief calls Sgt. Forrest's guilty plea 'betrayal of the citizens' (https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-police-chief-calls-sgt-forrests-guilty-plea-a-betrayed-of-the-cisitzens)--by Katie Grunik Heavy Robert Forrest: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (https://heavy.com/news/2018/03/robert-forrest-nashville-mayor-affair-pleads-guilty-theft/)--by Ellyn Santiago Inside Edition Video Shows Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's Repeated Visits to Cemetery With Her Bodyguard Lover (https://www.insideedition.com/video-shows-nashville-mayor-megan-barrys-repeated-visits-cemetery-her-bodyguard-lover-41048) Nashville Business Journal Ethics exec Barry throws hat in ring for Metro Council seat (https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/02/12/daily19.html) Nashville.gov Mayor Megan Barry Amended Executive Order Number 012 (https://www.nashville.gov/departments/metro-clerk/legal-resources/executive-orders/mayor-megan-barry/mb012#) The Nashville Edit Silver Linings (https://nashvilleedit.com/2021/05/silver-linings/)--by Katie Crosslin NBC News Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigns in felony plea deal after affair with bodyguard (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nashville-mayor-resigns-plea-deal-after-affair-bodyguard-n854031) The New York Times Megan Barry, Nashville Mayor, Pleads Guilty to Theft and Agrees to Resign (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/us/megan-barry-nashville.html)--by Richard Fausset and Mitch Smith News Channel 5 Nashville How Much Did Affair Cost Taxpayers? Audit Can't Say (https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/city-hall-scandal/how-much-did-affair-cost-taxpayers-audit-cant-say)--by Phil Williams Nude Pics Discovered During Investigation Of Nashville Mayor (https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/nude-pics-discovered-during-investigation-of-nashville-mayor)--Phil Williams Robert Forrest, Mayor's Former Bodyguard, Pleads Guilty To Theft (https://www.newschannel5.com/news/robert-forrest-former-mayors-bodyguard-pleads-guilty-to-theft) Tennessean Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry got her criminal record expunged (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2021/03/09/former-nashville-mayor-megan-barry-criminal-record-expunged-probation/4642584001/) Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigns from office as part of guilty plea to felony theft charge (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/03/06/nashville-mayor-megan-barry-expected-resign-press-conference-tuesday-morning/398440002/) Robert Forrest, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's former security chief? (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/01/31/robert-d-forrest-jr-nashville-mayor-megan-barrys-former-security-chief/1084685001/) Tennessee Lookout Megan Barry: Life after public office (https://tennesseelookout.com/2021/03/15/megan-barry-life-after-public-office/)--by Rob Dobie The Tennessee Star Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s Past Criminal Behavior Formally Expunged from the Record (https://tennesseestar.com/2021/03/20/former-nashville-mayor-megan-barrys-past-criminal-behavior-formally-expunged-from-the-record/)--by Chris Butler WKRN Rob Forrest will get less pension after affair with former mayor Megan Barry (https://www.wkrn.com/news/rob-forrest-will-get-less-pension-after-affair-with-former-mayor-megan-barry/) WPLN News Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Hopes Her ‘Worst Day’ Inspires Others (https://wpln.org/post/former-nashville-mayor-megan-barry-hopes-her-worst-day-inspires-others/)--BLAKE FARMER Photos Megan Barry Mugshot (https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/6ff826074873671bee006aaabfb8175493e446c4/c=25-0-775-1000/local/-/media/2018/03/06/TennGroup/Nashville/636559378550226577-Megan-Barry.jpg?width=600&height=800&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)--from Metro Nashville Police Department via USA Today Megan Barry Resigns (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nashville-mayor-megan-barry-affair-head-security/story?id=52752559)--screenshot via ABC News Rob Forrest (https://fox17.com/resources/media/d4a61442-104f-499e-a267-b9ce1a28c2e1-jumbo16x9_MayorBarrySplitScreen.jpg?1517442700621)--via Fox 17 News

Tina and Hillary cover the murder of Michael Galdieri by political consultant Sean Caddle. Michael Galdieri had been friends with a well-known political consultant, BUT their relationship took a sinister twist when a murder-for-hire plot was allegedly orchestrated against him. Sources Tina's Story Gothamist Hitmen say politically connected NJ murder was over stealing; one sentenced to 20 years (https://gothamist.com/news/hitmen-say-politically-connected-nj-murder-was-over-stealing-one-sentenced-to-20-years)--by Nancy Soloman Hudson Reporter Who Killed Michael Galieri (https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2014/06/08/who-murdered-michael-galdieri-2/) OPB Man sentenced for role in Caddle murder-for-hire plot (https://watch.opb.org/video/vo-bratsenis-1680119925/) Patch Murder Of Hudson County NJ Senator's Son: New Details Revealed (https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/murder-hudson-county-nj-senators-son-new-details-revealed)--by Caren Lissner Political Aide's Role In Hudson County Murder Sends Shockwaves (https://patch.com/new-jersey/jersey-city/political-operatives-role-jersey-city-murder-sends-shockwaves)--by Caren Lissner Politico ‘He’s a cold-hearted killer' New Jersey Democratic operative gets 24 years in murder-for-hire plot (https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/29/new-jersey-murder-for-hire-sentence-00104292)--by Matt Friedman The Sean Caddle case: Is this it? (https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-jersey-playbook/2023/06/01/the-sean-caddle-case-is-this-it-00099583)--by Matt Friedman United States Attorney's Office (District of New Jersey) Political Consultant Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Role in Murder for Hire Scheme (https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/political-consultant-sentenced-24-years-prison-role-murder-hire-scheme) Wikipedia James Anthony Galdieri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anthony_Galdieri) Photo Sean Caddle (https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fseanmcaddle)--via Caddle's Twitter Profile Michael Galdieri (https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2014/06/08/who-murdered-michael-galdieri-2/)--via Hudson Reporter George Bratsensis (https://www.oxygen.com/sites/oxygen/files/styles/hero-image--large--computer--alt-1_5x/public/2022/03/george-bratsenis-ap.jpg?h=d2f4c1d6&itok=3FZTuChG)--from Connecticut Department of Corrections via Oxygen True Crime

Hillary and Tina cover the New England Vampire Panic. In 19th-century New England, a devastating illness was tearing families apart, but many believed it was vampires to blame. Hillary's Story Sources Heritage THE NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC (https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/the-new-england-vampire-panic/143567) History When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths (https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england)--by Crystal Ponti How Stuff Works The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly (https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/new-england-vampire-panic.htm)--by Nathan Chandler Medium New England’s Vampire Panic (https://medium.com/@csvoll/new-englands-vampire-panic-7bea4aff9180)--by C.S. Voll Mental Floss The Mystery Behind the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87985/how-tuberculosis-inspired-19th-century-new-england-vampire-panic)--by Kyla Cathey New England New England’s Vampire History | Legends and Hysteria (https://newengland.com/yankee/history/new-england-vampire-history/)--by Joe Bills New England Historical Society THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC (https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/did-vampires-really-stalk-new-england-farm-families/) Science History Distillations Podcast Vampire Panic (https://sciencehistory.org/stories/distillations-pod/vampire-panic/) Smithsonian Magazine The Great New England Vampire Panic (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/)--by Abigail Tucker Wikipedia New England vampire panic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panic) Photos Bones of JB 55 Rearranged (https://ournewenglandlegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JBgrave.jpg)--from Nicholas Bellantoni via Our New England Legends Podcast Mercy Brown's Gravestone (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/MercyBrownGravestone.jpg/1024px-MercyBrownGravestone.jpg)--by Cbarry123 via Wikipedia Satirical Cartoon in the Boston City Globe (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Believe_in_Vampires.png)--from Boston Daily Globe via Wikipedia

Tina and Hillary cover the US Dakota War of 1862. The Dakota people expected the US to honor and respect several peace treaties, BUT when those promises were broken, a devastating war erupted, leading to tragic consequences. Sources Tina's Story EJI: A History of Racial Injustice (https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/26) History.net HOW THE U.S. USED ‘LAWS OF WAR’ TO HANG DAKOTA INDIANS AFTER 1862 UPRISING (https://www.historynet.com/how-the-u-s-used-laws-of-war-to-hang-dakota-indians-after-1862-uprising/https://www.historynet.com/how-the-u-s-used-laws-of-war-to-hang-dakota-indians-after-1862-uprising/)--by John A. Haymond MPR News History we don't teach: Mankato hangings an uneasy topic for MN schools (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/06/08/mankato-hangings-an-uneasy-topic-for-minnesota-schools)--by Solvejg Wastvedt Native Hope Blog UNDERSTANDING THE DAKOTA UPRISING (https://blog.nativehope.org/dakota-38-2-honoring-those-who-lost-their-lives-striving-to-survive) What is the Dakota 38 Memorial (https://blog.nativehope.org/the-untold-story-living-the-dakota-38-memorial) Reuters Dakota Indians mark hangings of 1862 with trek on horseback (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nativeamericans-trek/dakota-indians-mark-hangings-of-1862-with-trek-on-horseback-idUKBRE8BO04H20121225)--by David Bailey The US Dakota War of 1862 Internment (https://www.usdakotawar.org/history/aftermath/forced-marches-imprisonment) University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts US-Dakota War of 1862 (https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/us-dakota-war-1862) Zinn Education Project Dec. 26, 1862: Mass Execution of Dakota Indians (https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/execution-dakota/) Photos Public Hanging of Dakota Indians by federal authorities (https://img.apmcdn.org/c8a68f45178dd3a2e89b3c213b687bd74b08469d/uncropped/539dc7-20121203-dakota-doc-08.jpg)--sketch by WH Childs in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper/Minnesota Historical Society via MPR News Little Crow, Dakota Chief (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Chief_Little_Crow_Taoyateduta_in_DC_1858.png/1280px-Chief_Little_Crow_Taoyateduta_in_DC_1858.png)--by James E McClees/Public Domain via Wikipedia List of Dakota Killed at Mankato (https://blog.nativehope.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Dakota38-list.jpg?width=958&height=1696&name=Dakota38-list.jpg)--via Native Hope Blog Andrew Myrick (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Andrew_Myrick_Minnesota_trader_c.1860.jpg)--public domain via Wikipedia

Hillary and Tina cover the death of Lin Newborn and Daniel Shersty and the Punk Rock Movement. The Punk Rock Movement was born from the working-class spirit of rebellion. BUT it stood firmly opposed to other punks who embraced white supremacist ideologies Sources Hillary's Story BFI The punks that took on prejudice: White Riot and the 1970s Rock Against Racism movement (https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/white-riot-rock-against-racism)--by Stephanie Phillips Equality-Empowerment PUNK AS AN ANTI-RACIST CULTURAL POLICY (https://www.equality-empowerment.com/post/punk-as-an-anti-racist-cultural-policy) GQ Nazi Punks Fk Off: How Black Flag, Bad Brains, and More Took Back Their Scene from White Supremacists (https://www.gq.com/story/punks-and-nazis-oral-history)--Steve Knopper LA Public Library @thelindalindas video performance--via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CPExF-YrYl5/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=ac353c4a-0ab4-483e-bb87-d4b7515a437b) Las Vegas Review-Journal Woman gets 15-year federal prison term in skinhead murder case- (https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/woman-gets-15-year-federal-prison-term-in-skinhead-murder-case/)-by Jeff German Las Vegas Sun Neo-Nazi charged in slaying of anti-racist activists (https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/nov/24/neo-nazi-charged-in-slaying-of-anti-racist-activis/)--by Kim Smith Plea deal reveals new details in 1998 slayings of anti-racism activists (https://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/23/plea-deal-reveals-new-details-1998-slayings-anti-r/)--by Bethany Barnes Office of Public Affairs Three Individuals Charged with 1998 Racially-Motivated Murders of Two Men in Las Vegas (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-individuals-charged-1998-racially-motivated-murders-two-men-las-vegas) Orlando Weekly Death in the desert (https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/death-in-the-desert-2263332)--by Lynda Edwards Pitchfork A History of Anti-Fascist Punk Around the World in 9 Songs (https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1460-a-history-of-anti-fascist-punk-around-the-world-in-9-songs/)--by Jes Skolnik Rolling Stone ‘White Riot’: When Punk Rock Fought the Nazis and Won (https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/white-riot-movie-review-rock-against-racism-1074089/)--by David Fear Wikipedia Daniel Shersty (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Shersty) Lin Newborn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Newborn) Rock Against Racism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Against_Racism) Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinheads_Against_Racial_Prejudice) Photos Lin Newborn (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Lin_%22Spit%22_Newborn_%28R.I.P.%29.jpg)--by Gandhi Jones via Public Domain Daniel Shersty (https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/web1_daniel-shersty_15.jpg?h=560)--courtesy of Mary Ann Clate via Review Journal Rock Against Racism (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Rock_Against_Racism_1978.jpg/1920px-Rock_Against_Racism_1978.jpg)--by Sarah Wyld CC BY SA 3.0 via Wikipedia The Clash on stage at Carnival Against Racism in 1978 (https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/1440/0/0/2020-08/white-riot-2019-the-clash-on-stage_1.jpg)--by Syd Shelton via BFI

Tina and Hillary cover the Iran Air Flight 655. Iran Air Flight 655 was a routine commercial flight with civilian passengers. BUT it encountered a fateful turn when it became a victim of devastating military action by the U.S. Sources Tina's Story Aviation Files Iran Air Flight 655 – 3 July 1988 (https://www.aviationfile.com/iran-air-flight-655/) Business Insider Inside the US Navy's mistaken shooting of Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, which killed 290 people (https://www.businessinsider.com/iran-air-flight-655-us-navy-shot-down-1988-photos-2020-1)--by James Pasley Chicago Tribune Iranian airline crash serves as grim reminder of time U.S. Navy shot down civilian jet in 1988, killing 290 (https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-jetliner-shot-down-iran-air-655-20200110-4tsmwvgqkjehjmnmjofw4pd6i4-story.html)--by Jon Gambrell CNN In 1988, a US Navy warship shot down an Iranian passenger plane in the heat of battle (https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/10/middleeast/iran-air-flight-655-us-military-intl-hnk/index.html)--by Brad Lendon History on the Net Operation Praying Mantis: US Retribution Against Iran (https://www.historyonthenet.com/operation-praying-mantis) Iran Chamber Society Shooting Down Iran Air Flight 655 (https://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/shootingdown_iranair_flight655.php)--by Shapour Ghasemi Naval History and Heritage Command Operation Praying Mantis (https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/middle-east/praying-mantis.html) Newsweek The U.S. Killed 300 Iranian Citizens. Americans Don't Remember This—But Iranians Do (https://www.newsweek.com/iran-remembers-killed-americans-should-1445104)--by Tom O'Connor Simple Flying 34 Years Ago Today: The Shootdown Of Iran Air Flight 655 (https://simpleflying.com/iran-air-flight-655-1988-shootdown-anniversary/)--by Jake Hardiman Wikipedia Operation Praying Mantis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis) Photos USS Vincennes (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/USS_Vincennes_returns_to_San_Diego_Oct_1988.jpg/1280px-USS_Vincennes_returns_to_San_Diego_Oct_1988.jpg)--by Ronald W. Erdrich, USN Public Domain via Wikipedia Shootdown Path (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/USS_Vincennes_returns_to_San_Diego_Oct_1988.jpg/1280px-USS_Vincennes_returns_to_San_Diego_Oct_1988.jpg)--by Dual Freq CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikipedia Captain Will Rogers III (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/CAPT_Will_C._Rogers_III_1988.jpg/1280px-CAPT_Will_C._Rogers_III_1988.jpg)--by Ronald W. Erdrich, USN Public Domain via Wikipedia

Hillary and Tina cover physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer, hailed as a brilliant physicist, was once at the forefront of scientific progress, BUT his legacy took a monumental turn when he became the face of the top-secret Manhattan Project. Sources Hillary's Story The Atlantic The Open Mind (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1949/02/the-open-mind/305431/)--by J. Robert Oppenheimer Atomic Archive J. Robert Oppenheimer (https://www.atomicarchive.com/resources/biographies/oppenheimer.html) Britannica J. Robert Oppenheimer (https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-Robert-Oppenheimer) History J. Robert Oppenheimer: 5 Facts About the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’ (https://www.history.com/news/j-robert-oppenheimer-facts-father-of-the-atomic-bomb)--by Becky Little Life Robert Oppenheimer in LIFE (https://www.life.com/history/robert-oppenheimer-in-life/) National Geographic Who is Oppenheimer? The controversial man behind the atomic bomb (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/julius-robert-oppenheimer-atomic-bomb-legacy)--by Erin Blakemore National Park Service The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer: Life Before the Manhattan Project (https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-life-of-j-robert-oppenheimer-life-before-the-manhattan-project.htm) NPR WLRN Oppenheimer: American Prometheus (https://www.npr.org/2005/05/11/4648060/oppenheimer-american-prometheus)--via Talk of the Nation PBS J. Robert Openheimer (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/baoppe.html) Smithsonian J. Robert Oppenheimer (https://www.si.edu/object/j-robert-oppenheimer%3Anpg_NPG.82.143) Wikipedia J. Robert Oppenheimer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer) Manhattan Project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project) Photos J. Robert Oppenheimer (https://historyuk.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/510x300/public/2022-06/Oppenheimer.jpg?itok=Pr1FPIbt)--via History Los Alamos Laboratory (https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Main%20Gate.jpg)--via Atomic Heritage Foundation Oppenheimer Alamos Lab ID Badge (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Oppenheimer-j_r.jpg/1024px-Oppenheimer-j_r.jpg)--from Los Alamos National Laboratory via Wikipedia Trinity Test (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Trinity_shot_color.jpg)--photo by Jack W. Aeby (public domain) via Wikipedia

Tina and Hillary cover former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill. Sheriff Victor Hill, was once seen as a pillar of justice, BUT his career took an unexpected turn when he violated the civil rights of inmates. Sources Tina's Story ACLU THIRD LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CLAYTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, VICTOR HILL (https://www.acluga.org/en/publications/third-lawsuit-filed-against-clayton-county-sheriffs-office-victor-hill-0)--by Heather Middleton Alive Atlanta attorney provides insight into former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill's prison sentence (https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/former-clayton-county-sheriff-victor-hill-prison-sentence/85-b3bf5352-d82e-4b2a-a37d-4c848f9dac34)--by Dawn White Ex-Clayton County sheriff Victor Hill begins serving federal prison term (https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/trials/victor-hill-clayton-county-sheriff-federal-prison-term-to-begin/85-5a4669ce-562c-4b9d-aa46-4a35239c8cf5) Plea bargain talks underway in Victor Hill shooting case (https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/plea-bargain-talks-underway-in-victor-hill-shooting-case/85-185592408)--by Doug Richards Atlanta "Sheriff on Deck!" (https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/victor-hill/)--by Steve Fennessy Change.org Reinstate Sheriff Victor Hill (https://www.change.org/p/brian-kemp-reinstate-sheriff-victor-hill) CNN Former Georgia sheriff who ordered detainees to be strapped to restraint chair sentenced to 18 months prison (https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/us/georgia-sheriff-victor-hill-sentence/index.html)--By Melissa Alonso Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers POST Certification (https://www.fletc.gov/post-certification) The Florida Times Union Georgia sheriff charged in shooting of real estate agent (https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/05/07/georgia-sheriff-charged-shooting-real-estate-agent/15661968007/) Gwinnett Daily Post Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill enters plea in Gwinnett shooting (https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/clayton-county-sheriff-victor-hill-enters-plea-in-gwinnett-shooting/article_cab260b2-5660-5666-bc69-ad17aaec9bde.html)--by Keith Farner News Daily Former Clayton County sheriff Victor Hill loses Georgia POST certification (https://www.news-daily.com/news/former-clayton-county-sheriff-victor-hill-loses-georgia-post-certification/article_3433139c-75a7-11ed-b862-5f13da12517d.html)--by Heather Middleton United States Attorney's Office Former Sheriff Victor Hill sentenced to federal prison for civil rights violations (https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/former-sheriff-victor-hill-sentenced-federal-prison-civil-rights-violations) Photos Sheriff Victor Hill (https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/news-daily.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/cb/ccbf2150-b7d1-11ea-a279-23480fac03ca/5ed0ff86b0a4a.image.jpg?resize=856%2C1200)--Clayton County Sheriff's Office via News Daily Sheriff Hill Mug Shot- (https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/64974/2015/05/raw/201505554ad3de8329a.jpeg)-via Patch Sheriff Hill taking private jet to jail (https://twitter.com/SheriffVHill/status/1658112690546528257)--via Sherff Victor Hill Twitter

Hillary and Tina cover former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey. James McGreevey seemed destined for greatness as the governor of New Jersey. BUT behind closed doors, a scandal of lurked, centered around a shocking sex scandal that would put his political aspirations on hold. Sources Hillary's Story ABC News Man in McGreevey Scandal Speaks Out (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=123479&page=1) CNN Jim McGreevey Fast Facts (https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/17/us/jim-mcgreevey-fast-facts/index.html)--by CNN Editorial Researh New Jersey governor quits, comes out as gay (https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/12/mcgreevey.nj/) C-SPAN New Jersey Governor Resignation (https://www.c-span.org/video/?183083-1/jersey-governor-resignation) Los Angeles Times N.J. Governor Quits Over Gay Affair--by David Zucchini and Elizabeth Mehren (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-13-na-mcgreevey13-story.html) NBC News Gay ex-N.J. governor seeks divorce (https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16949040) New York Post Ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey considering political comeback after high-profile resignation (https://nypost.com/2023/06/17/ex-nj-gov-jim-mcgreevey-considering-political-comeback-after-high-profile-resignation/)--by Jon Levine The New York Times A GOVERNOR RESIGNS: OVERVIEW; McGreevey Steps Down After Disclosing a Gay Affair (https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/13/nyregion/a-governor-resigns-overview-mcgreevey-steps-down-after-disclosing-a-gay-affair.html)--by Laura Mansnerus James McGreevey (https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/james-e-mcgreevey) Vanity Fair Did Jared Kushner's Father Set Up Former N.J. Governor Jim McGreevey? (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/charles-kushner-jim-mcgreevey-scandal)--by Raymond Lesniak Wikipedia Jim McGreevey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McGreevey) Photos James McGreevey (https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/17/us/jim-mcgreevey-fast-facts/index.html)--screenshot via video on CNN Politics Governor McGreevey announces resignation (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/charles-kushner-jim-mcgreevey-scandal)--photo by Laura Pedrick via Vanity Fair Golan Cipel (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/charles-kushner-jim-mcgreevey-scandal)--photo by Uriel Sinai via Vanity Fair