'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage families
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Investigating Crimes in Lawless 1920s America & the history of the FBI
In the 1920s, America was plagued by lawlessness and a lack of legal institutions. Molly Burkhardt sought help to investigate crimes, but prejudice hindered authorities. Anyone who tried to uncover the truth was met with violence. Evidence was lost when an attorney was thrown off a train, and an oilman seeking aid was brutally stabbed in Washington DC.
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