In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, a 14-year-old Black boy named George Stinney Jr. was convicted and executed for a crime he almost certainly didn’t commit. He remains the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century. His story is a chilling reminder of the deep racial injustices embedded in the American justice system. Here’s a look at how quickly this injustice unfolded. March 23, 1944 Two young white girls, Betty June Binnicker (11) and Mary Emma Thames (7), were riding their bikes through the segregated town of Alcolu when they encountered George Stinney Jr. and his younger sister, Aime. The girls asked where they could find a certain type of flower and then rode off. Later that day, both girls were found brutally murdered in a ditch near the railroad tracks. They had been struck in the head with a blunt object—likely a piece of metal or a railroad spike. March 24, 1944 The very next day, George Stinney ...
George Hodel: A Doctor, and a Black Dahlia Murder Suspect…. Before we begin, I’d like to explain why I chose to write about George Hodel in connection to the Black Dahlia murder case. Although, if you followed the murder of Elizabeth Short for any period of time at all you would understand. I’ve come across many arguments going both ways. Steve Hodel has argued for years that George was the killer, although some of his theories on his father committing other murders in other extremely complex cases is very far- fetched. I could have written another ten pages with the amount of information out there, but you will get the idea here. Few figures in true crime history are as complex and shadowy as George Hill Hodel Jr. A highly intelligent physician with a privileged life, he became infamous for his potential connection to one of the most brutal unsolved murders in American history, the Black Dahlia case. Hodel's life was one of brilliance, scandal, and suspi...