EPISODE 3
Bonus Vault Content
atlanta constitution - july 23, 1911
This was the front page of the morning edition of the Atlanta Constitution on the day the murder of Rosa Trice was reported. The top story of the day was about aviator “Bird Man” McCurdy piloting his airship from Key West to Havana.
at the bottom of page 5…
In the same day’s edition, a brief article ran about an African American woman, Rosa Trice, being brutally murdered near her home in Pittsburgh.
Rosa Trice is killed
and one of America’s first serial killers begins his campaign of death.
addie watts is killed
Another woman, murdered in a similar, brutal way. This story was printed in June, 1915.
another story from that day
Big news out of Athens, GA.
irritated cow teat
Southerners had lots of agricultural challenges in 1911. Farmers could write in to the paper and get their questions answered by an agricultural expert. This article also appeared in the Constitution on January 23rd.
the corner of krog and dekalb
This image shows a recent photo taken at Atlanta’s infamous Krog Tunnel, popular with street artists, activists, aspiring rappers, and Instagrammers alike.
This is also the exact spot Addie Watts’ body was discovered. The embankment to the right is likely the area the killer dragged her body. An active rail line is there today, just as it was 100+ years ago.