Killers of the Flower Moon, The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann, 2007, Vintage Books, A Dividion of Random House LLC, New York
This book chronicles the murders of members of the Osage Indian tribe in Oklahoma in the early part of the 20th century and the efforts of the newly founded FBI to solve the crimes. The Osage were given land in the 1800’s that was considered worthless but oil was discovered and they became extremely rich. They then became prey to unscrupulous white persons who rigged the system to get their money and property. Many were murdered or died under suspicious circumstances. The local and state authorities and courts were complicit in denying justice until an honest FBI agent, Tom White, pursued the cases.
I was not aware of the atrocities committed against these Indians. It’s shocking to know how justice can be circumvented by powerful individuals in a community. The author also describes additional possible murders that were never discovered or prosecuted.
The book was well researched and fairly well written, but due to the subject matter I can’t say that I enjoyed reading it.
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