Podcasts True Crime Let's Go To Court! 193: An Anniversary Getaway & the Lynching of Timothy Coggins

193: An Anniversary Getaway & the Lynching of Timothy Coggins

Published: Oct. 27, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

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Harold Henthorn loved a good surprise. So when he began planning a surprise anniversary trip for his wife, Toni, he pulled out all the stops. He asked her office staff to clear her schedule. He packed her suitcase. Then, on what was supposed to be a typical workday, Harold gave Toni the good news: They\\u2019d be going on a romantic trip to Estes Park, Colorado, to celebrate their 12th anniversary. They\\u2019d leave right away. But Harold had more than a surprise trip up his sleeve.\\xa0
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Then Kristin tells us about the lynching of Timothy Coggins. Timothy\\u2019s murder was heartbreaking, but it wasn\\u2019t exactly a whodunit. In fact, within a few weeks, two black officers were closing in on Timothy\\u2019s murderers. But the higher-ups in the local police force put a stop to the investigation. They\\u2019d hit a dead end... supposedly. For 34 years, the case went cold. Then a young agent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations gave the case a closer look.
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And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
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In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
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\\u201cA brutal lynching. An indifferent police force. A 34-year wait for justice.\\u201d by Wesley Lowery for GQ
\\n\\u201cIn the cold dark night\\u201d episode of 20/20
\\n\\u201cThe hate crime solved after 34 years,\\u201d by Natasha Frost for History.com
\\n\\u201cTwo indicted in 1983 Georgia killing,\\u201d by Nelson Helm for the Atlanta Journal Constitution
\\n\\u201cFive things to know about the Spalding trial in the murder of man dragged behind pick up truck,\\u201d by Christian Boone for the Atlanta Journal Constitution
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In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
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\\u201cOver the Edge\\u201d episode Dateline\\xa0
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\\u201cHarold Henthorn\\u201d chillingcrimes.com\\n
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\\u201cBlack Widower: How One Man Allegedly Murdered Two Wives\\u201d by Caleb Hannan, Rolling Stone
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\\u201cHarold Henthorn\\u2019s wife died in a freak accident. When his second wife died police had questions.\\u201d by Gemma Bath, MamaMia
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\\u201cThe unusual deaths of the two Mrs. Henthorns\\u201d CBS News
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\\u201cTip leads reporter to story of mysterious deaths\\u201d CBS News
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\\u201c\\u2018Lethal love\\u2019: Harold Henthorn had two wives. Both died in bizarre, brutal ways.\\u201d by Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post
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\\u201cUnited States of America v. Harold Arthur Henthorn\\u201d findlaw.com\\n
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