Take 2: Georgia Tann & Fritz Haarmann, Dark Legacies Revisited

When we first launched Champagne and Murder, Please, we covered the chilling stories of Georgia Tann—the woman who built an empire of stolen children—and Fritz Haarmann, the “Butcher of Hanover.” But those early days came with rookie audio, nerves, and not nearly the depth we wanted to give these cases. So we’re taking a second look.In this refreshed episode, we revisit both Tann and Haarmann with sharper research, deeper storytelling, and a little more champagne. If you’ve been with us since the beginning, think of this as a remastered classic. And if you’re new here—well, buckle up.Wikipedia — Georgia Tann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_TannTennessee State Library & Archives — Georgia Tann Investigation Scrapbooks (1950): https://tsla.tnsosfiles.com.s3.amazonaws.com/history/manuscripts/findingaids/GEORGIA_TANN_TN_CHILDRENS_HOME_SOCIETY_INVESTIGATION_SCRAPBOOKS_1950.pdfWBUR On Point — Orphan Victims of a Black-Market Baby Business: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/10/22/lisa-wingate-before-and-after-orphans-tennessee-childrenLos Angeles Times — “Together Again: After 44 Tortured Years, a Mother Finds Her Stolen Child Via ‘Unsolved Mysteries’” (Alma Sipple’s story): https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-20-vw-882-story.htmlElmwood Cemetery Blog — Tennessee Children’s Home Society Lot and Memorial: https://www.elmwoodcemetery.org/blog/posts/http-www-elmwoodcemetery-org-blog-the-tennessee-childrens-home-society-lot-at-elmwoodBusiness Insider — Overview and survivor reporting: https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12Devereaux Bruch Eyler, No Mama, I Didn’t Die: My Life as a Stolen Baby (memoir): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34300356-the-complete-storyJudy Christie & Lisa Wingate, Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children’s Home Society: https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/612909/Wikipedia – Fritz HaarmannAll That’s InterestingAtlas Obscura – Haarmann Victims Memorial