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Georgia Tann | |
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 Tann in 1947 | |
| Born | Beulah George Tann July 18, 1891 |
| Died | September 15, 1950 (aged 59) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hickory, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Martha Washington College |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Organization | Tennessee Children's Home Society |
| Partner(s) | Ann Atwood Hollinsworth[1] |
| Comments | Died before arrest |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5,000 estimated children stolen; at least 19 killed due to abuse |
Span of crimes | 1924–1950 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Tennessee, Mississippi |
Beulah George "Georgia" Tann (July 18, 1891 – September 15, 1950) was an American social worker and child trafficker who operated the Tennessee Children's Home Society, an unlicensed adoption agency in Memphis, Tennessee. Tann used the home as a front for her black market baby adoption scheme from the 1920s to 1950. Young children were kidnapped and then sold to wealthy families, abused, or—in some instances—murdered. A state investigation into numerous cases of adoption fraud led to the institution's closure in 1950. Tann died of cancer before the investigation made its findings public.
- ^ "Ann Attwood to Marry Capt. George A Hollingsworth". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi: newspapers.com. March 14, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved September 3, 2023.