Georgia tann documentary netflix. This is the harrowing story of georgia tann who from 1924 to 1950 stole or otherwise separated more than 5000 children from their familes. With lea thompson kathleen quinlan mary nell santacroce mary tyler moore. Beulah george georgia tann july 18 1891 september 15 1950 was an american child trafficker who operated the tennessee childrens home society an adoption agency in memphis tennesseetann used the unlicensed home as a front for her black market baby adoption scheme from the 1920s until a state investigation into numerous instances of adoption fraud being perpetrated by her closed.
Named for her father a powerful judge she hoped to follow in his footsteps and practice law. I was 13 days old. Tann first tried her child stealing scam at a mississippi childrens home but she was run out of town.
Whether abducting children outright or tricking new mothers still groggy from anesthesia into relinquishing their babies tann covered her tracks by replacing the names of birth parents on amended birth certificates. 1920s to 1950 case edit. Inspired by a 60 minutes story the made for cable stolen babies is the fact based story of supposed angel of mercy georgia tann.
Tann oversaw the adoption of children. The untold story of georgia tann the baby seller who corrupted adoption union square press 320 pp 1295. From 1924 through 1950 georgia tann ran the tennessee childrens home society from a stately home on poplar avenue in memphis tennessee.
Georgia tann said oh dont worry about that and kept talking about the baby boy. Throughout the 1940s ms. She used it as a front for an illegal foundling home and adoption agency that placed over 5000.
Georgia tann died of cancer in 1950 three days before the state investigators delivered their damning report. After the states investigation judge kelly was permitted to resign. But my father was insistent and so he and my mother walked to the crib where i lay.
Georgia tann was a prolific human trafficker who ran the tennessee childrens home. Beulah george georgia tann case. She died in 1954.
Sadly barbara bisantz raymond didnt have to worry about that with the baby thief.