Interview · moment 1 of 19
Revisiting Who Took Johnny and the Franklin Scandal Book
from The Whole Thing Is Evil · #63
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2 minGuest
Tim introduces the anniversary of the Who Took Johnny episode and the case of Johnny Gosch, then brings on author Nick Bryant to discuss his book The Franklin Scandal, seven years of research including sealed grand jury documents.
- 0:35Tim recalls doing an episode a year ago on the Netflix documentary "Who Took Johnny" about a child kidnapped 35 years prior.
- 1:09The documentary argues the kidnapping wasn't random but the work of a child trafficking network connected to wealthy and powerful people.
- 1:30Tim discusses how a book can do what a movie cannot, laying out a case methodically.
- 1:41He holds up "The Franklin Scandal" by Nick Bryant, based on seven years of research and featuring never-before-published grand jury documents.
- 2:03That earlier episode captured people's imaginations more than any other and changed the entire course of the show.
Franklin scandalJohnnyWho Took JohnnyNoreen GhashkamanNick Bryant