Episode 335: The Murder of Madalyn Murray O’Hair – Part 1
Critics called her rude, blasphemous, a destroyer of beliefs and values who popped off like a chain of fireworks in a church. The progressive activism of this lawyer, veteran, mom, fighter, and fan of four-letter-words earned her the nickname The Most Hated Woman in America. This week’s episode is The Murder of Madalyn Murray O’Hair – Part 1.
SOURCES
Where's Madalyn? Time: https://web.archive.org/web/20080314192351/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985893-1,00.html
O'Hair death mastermind dies in prison, My San Antonio: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Archive-O-Hair-death-mastermind-dies-in-prison-11017469.php
https://www.atheists.org/about/history/
O'Hair, Madalyn Murray (1919–1995), Texas State Historical Association: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ohair-madalyn-murray
'The Most Hated Woman in America': The bitter legacy of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Times-Picayune:
America's Most Hated Woman: The Life and Gruesome Death of Madalyn Murray O'Hair by Ann Rowe Seaman (Book, 2005), https://bookshop.org/p/books/america-s-most-hated-woman-the-life-and-gruesome-death-of-madalyn-murray-o-hair-ann-rowe-seaman/10796356?ean=9780826418876&next=t
Madalyn Murray O'Hair Talks Atheism, Religion, and Four Letter Words, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWFU2f4Hsg
Madalyn Murray O'Hair Disappearance, ABC Nightline (June 1, 1998): https://youtu.be/mIMGPgq5h_s?si=ZIEPZSqvEWrNs3uh
“The Most Hated Woman in America”, US History Scene: https://ushistoryscene.com/article/madalyn-murray-ohair/
The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair By Bryan F. Le Beau (Book, 2005): https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-atheist-madalyn-murray-o-hair-bryan-f-le-beau/6518323?ean=9780814751725&next=t
