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Ottley Kidnapping

Archive Atlanta by Victoria Lemos

May 15, 202611:38History

This week, we're talking about the 1933 kidnapping of prominent Atlanta banker James King Ottley Sr. during the height of the Great Depression, when ransom kidnappings were rising across the country. After being abducted...

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Ottley Kidnapping is an episode from Archive Atlanta by Victoria Lemos. This week, we're talking about the 1933 kidnapping of prominent Atlanta banker James King Ottley Sr. during the height of the Great Depression, when ransom kidnappings...

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