Leo Frank and the Methodology of Murder

An Introduction and an Explanation

Was Leo Frank guilty?

Absolutely. A jury of his peers found him guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan on August 25, 1913. On February 17, 1914, the Georgia Supreme Court denied his request for a new trial. An extraordinary motion before the Supreme Court to raise facts not available at the original trial was denied on November 14, 1914. On April 19, 1915, …