Hillary and Tina cover the Yablonski murders.
Joseph A. "Jock" Yablonski was a labor leader known for his advocacy for miners' rights. BUT he fell victim to a tragic murder that shed light on corruption within the United Mine Workers of America.
Sources
Hillary's Story
CrimeReads
How The 1969 Murders of a Labor Leader and His Family Changed Coal Country Forever (https://crimereads.com/how-the-1969-murders-of-a-labor-leader-and-his-family-changed-coal-country-forever/)
Forbes
Cillian Murphy Starring In Crime Film About 1960s Mining Murders—What To Know About The True Story Of Joseph Yablonski (https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/03/26/cillian-murphy-starring-in-crime-film-about-1960s-mining-murders-what-to-know-about-the-true-story-of-joseph-yablonski/?sh=188274614605)
HISTORY
Bodies of family killed by United Mine Workers found | January 5, 1970 (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-mine-workers-killings)
Library of Congress
Joseph A. Yablonski legal case collection (https://www.loc.gov/item/mm2011085584/)
Observer-Reporter
Fifty years later, the murder of the Yablonskis still resonates (https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/2019/dec/15/fifty-years-later-the-murder-of-the-yablonskis-still-resonates/)
TribLIVE.com
Killings of UMWA leader Jock Yablonski, his family shocked Western Pa. 50 years ago (https://triblive.com/local/regional/killings-of-umwa-leader-jock-yablonski-his-family-shocked-western-pa-50-years-ago/)
YOUTUBE
A Murder In The Union: The Assassination of Jock Yablonski (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwnMI1KNMNg)
Wikipedia
Joseph Yablonski (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Yablonski)
Photos
Joseph Yablonski (https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/madison.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/6e/f6eaaa54-8f95-11e4-9def-c3ef981ba481/54a1b3ea55dbe.image.jpg?resize=1476%2C999)--via Madison.com
W.A. "Tony" Boyle (https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/5eoEf9PYyxqQ0UjmqUfBWWPw5wM=/fit-in/1072x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/ce/fd/cefd46b5-9d31-43fc-abc7-95a92f952313/gettyimages-516018340.jpg)--by Bettman via Smithsonian Magazine
Pittsburgh Press Headline (https://www.pressreader.com/usa/pittsburgh-post-gazette/20201110/281887300833469)--via PressReader
Claude Vealy (https://www.pennlive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Farc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2FBF4ALKMZ25ETTFLEZORTWJTDVI.jpg?auth=f95aebaa9b35f8aac856c6f70bfdbe3ded079000d8edc638cb693fe4c4eeb859&width=800&quality=90)--from AP via PennLive
Yablonski Sons at Court- (https://www.pennlive.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Farc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2FWSO7WGEU25CZRH6EVCZUUIRJEQ.jpg?auth=e0627d7066f4ab0bf847085dd4bfb713ef2df01ff7e02d7d3e99f0fab8e34eaf&width=800&quality=90)-from AP via PennLive
