Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History William Burns, America's Sherlock Holmes (1934)

William Burns, America's Sherlock Holmes (1934)

Published: May 21, 2023, 1:32 p.m.

It\u2019s May 21st. This day in 1934, William Burns resigns from the Bureau of Investigations in scandal, replaced by J Edgar Hoover.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how Burns had gained the reputation as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sherlock Holmes\u201d as an independent investigator, then eventually was brought in to run the BOI \u2014 before eventually getting enveloped in various corruption scandals.

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