Frank Audio Books

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Judge Leonard Roan’s Charge to the Jury

Published by Ann Hendon on November 25, 2017

THIS WEEK we present our final installment of our audio books on the subject of the 1913 trial of Leo M. Frank for the strangling and sex murder of his 13-year-old sweatshop employee, Mary Phagan. Today we hear the words of Judge Leonard Strickland Roan (pictured) in his charge to the jury, exactly as they […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Dorsey’s Closing Arguments, part 6

Published by E.C. Ashenden on November 19, 2017

THIS WEEK we present the sixth and last audio book installment of prosecutor Hugh Dorsey’s closing arguments in the 1913 trial of Leo M. Frank (pictured) for the strangling and sex murder of his 13-year-old sweatshop employee Mary Phagan. In this dramatic conclusion, you hear the words that the jury heard, the words that would […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Dorsey’s Closing Arguments, part 5

Published by Ann Hendon on November 10, 2017

THIS WEEK we present the fifth and next-to-last audio book installment of prosecutor Hugh Dorsey’s closing arguments in the 1913 trial of Leo M. Frank (pictured) for the strangling and sex murder of his 13-year-old sweatshop employee Mary Phagan. Even more than 100 years later, we are still feeling the repercussions of this case — […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Dorsey’s Closing Arguments, part 4

Published by Ann Hendon on November 3, 2017

VANESSA NEUBAUER’S audio book reading from the 1913 Leo Frank case this week is the fourth part of prosecutor Hugh Dorsey’s closing arguments. Leo Max Frank (pictured with his wife Lucille in happier times) was ultimately convicted of murdering his 13-year-old pencil factory employee, Mary Phagan, in a case which set the stage for Jewish-Gentile […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Dorsey’s Closing Arguments, part 3

Published by Ann Hendon on October 27, 2017

THIS WEEK’S audio book presentation on the 1913 Leo Frank case is the third (of six) parts of prosecutor Hugh Dorsey’s closing arguments. His arguments, along with the evidence in this case, were ultimately successful — and Jewish pencil factory superintendent Leo Frank (pictured) was convicted of murdering 13-year-old Mary Phagan, his sweatshop employee. Frank […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Dorsey’s Closing Arguments, part 2

Published by Ann Hendon on October 20, 2017

THIS WEEK WE present the second part of the closing arguments of Solicitor Hugh Dorsey (pictured in a  contemporary newspaper illustration), the prosecutor in the 1913 murder trial of Leo Frank for the slaying of his sweatshop employee Mary Phagan. This prosecution has been presented in the major media as a case of “anti-Semitism” — […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Dorsey’s Closing Arguments, part 1

Published by Philip St. Raymond on October 13, 2017

TODAY WE present the closing arguments of Solicitor Hugh Dorsey (pictured), which were the very last arguments heard by the jury, in the 1913 murder trial of Leo Max Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan. These powerful, successful, and historic arguments span some six hours, and they will be presented here over the next […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Rosser’s Closing Arguments, part 2

Published by Ann Hendon on October 6, 2017

THIS WEEK in our audio book series we present part 2, the final part, of the powerful, skillful closing arguments of Luther Z. Rosser for the defense of Leo Frank (pictured) in his trial for the murder of Mary Phagan, read by Vanessa Neubauer. Rosser, possibly the most feared lawyer in Atlanta in his day, […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Rosser’s Closing Arguments, part 1

Published by Philip St. Raymond on September 27, 2017

THIS WEEK in our audio book series we present part 1 of the powerful, skillful closing arguments of Luther Z. Rosser (pictured) for the defense of Leo Frank in his trial for the murder of Mary Phagan, read by Vanessa Neubauer. Rosser was respected — and feared — as one of the best attorneys of […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Arnold’s Closing Arguments, part 2

Published by Ann Hendon on September 20, 2017

REUBEN ARNOLD’S closing arguments (part 2) for the defense of Leo Frank — on the charge of murdering his sweatshop employee Mary Phagan — are our presentation this week in our new audio book series, read by Vanessa Neubauer. This series encompasses the American Mercury’s coverage of the 1913 trial and conviction of Jewish sex killer […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Arnold’s Closing Arguments, part 1

Published by Ann Hendon on September 15, 2017

REUBEN ARNOLD’S closing arguments (part 1) for the defense of Leo Frank — on the charge of murdering his sweatshop employee Mary Phagan — are our presentation this week in our new audio book series, read by Vanessa Neubauer. (ILLUS.: Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold headed Frank’s defense team.) This series encompasses the American Mercury’s coverage of […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Hooper’s Closing Arguments

Published by Ann Hendon on September 8, 2017

THIS WEEK our new audio book of the American Mercury’s coverage of the 1913 trial and conviction of Jewish sex killer Leo Frank moves into the closing arguments of the attorneys to the jury. We will be presenting these extensive arguments in order and in full — a monumental, book-length project that will add another sixteen […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – 100 Reasons Leo Frank Is Guilty

Published by Penelope Lee on September 1, 2017

by Penelope Lee THIS WEEK, as we are preparing the (very long) audio book version of the Leo Frank defense team and prosecution team closing arguments, the American Mercury is proud to present the new audio book version — never before available in its entirety — of our editor Bradford L. Huie’s 100 Reasons Leo Frank is Guilty, […]

New Audio Book: The American Mercury on Leo Frank – Frank’s Trial, Week Four

Published by Penelope Lee on August 25, 2017

TODAY our audio book of the American Mercury’s coverage of the 1913 trial and conviction of Jewish sex killer Leo Frank moves into the fourth exciting week of the trial, in which the defense brought forth young female witnesses who claimed that Frank had never made improper sexual advances toward them, rebutted by the defense with […]

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