5: Patty Cannon and the Reverse Underground Railroad

Send a text message to the show! This week, Allison and her guest Jayson Blair unravel the dark saga of Patty Cannon, a mastermind behind the Reverse Underground Railroad, whereby free Blacks were kidnapped in the north and sold to southern plantations desperate for them in the wake of the ban on imported slaves in 1807. But not only did the Cannon-Johnson gang, as it would come to be known, thrive on making mayhem for an upwards of ten thousand stolen individuals, Cannon was also a noted serial killer, with some accounts stating she had dozens of bodies of men, women, and children of varying ages buried on her property at the time of her 1829 arrest. This episode was recorded live on YouTube for Patreon subscribers and is now available for you here. If you'd like to be part of the discussion as it happens, the join the Vintage Villains Patreon for all the latest updates! Watch Video Here: https://youtu.be/Lc7TQuzwJ1g Join the Vintage Village Patreon, find social links, merch, etc: https://linktr.ee/warpedcortexmedia The Silver Linings Handbook: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silver-linings-handbook/id1665733166 Additional Music: "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven Support the show Credits: Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson