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Episode 217: Die Angry | The Yablonski Murders

Episode 217: Die Angry | The Yablonski Murders

Update: 2024-04-03
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Hillary and Tina cover the Yablonski murders.



Joseph A. "Jock" Yablonski was a labor leader known for his advocacy for miners' rights. BUT he fell victim to a tragic murder that shed light on corruption within the United Mine Workers of America.



Sources

Hillary's Story

CrimeReads

How The 1969 Murders of a Labor Leader and His Family Changed Coal Country Forever



Forbes

Cillian Murphy Starring In Crime Film About 1960s Mining Murders—What To Know About The True Story Of Joseph Yablonski



HISTORY

Bodies of family killed by United Mine Workers found | January 5, 1970



Library of Congress

Joseph A. Yablonski legal case collection



Observer-Reporter

Fifty years later, the murder of the Yablonskis still resonates



TribLIVE.com

Killings of UMWA leader Jock Yablonski, his family shocked Western Pa. 50 years ago



YOUTUBE

A Murder In The Union: The Assassination of Jock Yablonski



Wikipedia

Joseph Yablonski



Photos

Joseph Yablonski--via Madison.com

W.A. "Tony" Boyle--by Bettman via Smithsonian Magazine

Pittsburgh Press Headline--via PressReader

Claude Vealy--from AP via PennLive

Yablonski Sons at Court--from AP via PennLive

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Episode 217: Die Angry | The Yablonski Murders

Episode 217: Die Angry | The Yablonski Murders

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