Chapter
Exploiting Vulnerability for Profit
10:15 - 15:58 (05:43)
Women who couldn't afford payment for maternity services were forced into labor and had their babies adopted or worked as cleaners to pay off a debt. This operation started with good intentions and turned into a money-making scheme.
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Women were forced to work as cleaners or nannies to pay off debt when they could not pay $100 to $500 debt.
10:15 - 12:15 (01:59)
Summary
Women were forced to work as cleaners or nannies to pay off debt when they could not pay $100 to $500 debt. If they sought help, the Youngs would blackmail their families or boyfriends, while the weekly wages were $8 a week.
ChapterExploiting Vulnerability for Profit
EpisodeLet's Talk About The ButterBox Babies- Canadian Horror Story
PodcastMurder, Mystery & Makeup
Lila and William Young started a maternity home for unwed mothers, but they eventually turned to adoption services and charged mothers for finding adoptive families.
12:15 - 14:30 (02:15)
Summary
Lila and William Young started a maternity home for unwed mothers, but they eventually turned to adoption services and charged mothers for finding adoptive families. This practice became questionable as greed took over and the Youngs made a fortune off of these transactions.
ChapterExploiting Vulnerability for Profit
EpisodeLet's Talk About The ButterBox Babies- Canadian Horror Story
PodcastMurder, Mystery & Makeup
The Tennessee Children's Home Society, headed by Georgia Tann, got rid of babies with visible imperfections and sold healthy ones to wealthy families.
14:30 - 15:58 (01:28)
Summary
The Tennessee Children's Home Society, headed by Georgia Tann, got rid of babies with visible imperfections and sold healthy ones to wealthy families. The unwanted babies were starved to death, and their bodies were hidden in wooden butter boxes or burned in the incinerator.