
TZIH: Harry Leo Crawford - The Sad Tale Of Australia's "First Transgender Murderer"
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Josie tells Mel the tale of Harry Leo Crawford, a man who was actually born Eugenia Falleni in 1875 and whose story is studied by law students today. Wine pairing: 2019 Rocca di Montemassi Calasole Vermentino from the Tuscany wine region of Italy. Want to be boring and skip the zest? Head to 23:40. Credits: ABC Conversations episode from October 25, 2012: https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/10/25/3618433.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography by Carolyn Strange: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/falleni-eugenia-12911 SBS The Feed by Patrick Abboud https://www.sbs.com.au/news/thefeed/story/discovering-eugenia-one-australias-most-unusual-murder-cases Sydney Morning Herald by Tim Barlass: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/he-was-a-she-but-a-killer-20120218-1tfpu.html Adelaide Register article from Aug 1920: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62922342 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Falleni See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.