{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Wesley Elkins: The 11-Year-Old Killer","description":"On a hot July morning in 1889, two adults were found murdered in their beds on a small Iowa farm, shot and bludgeoned to death while they slept. The only witness was an 11-year-old boy who said a stranger had done it. What followed was a legal and moral reckoning that divided the country and forced a question the American justice system wasn't remotely prepared to answer: What do you do with a child who kills?\n\nCrimes of the Centuries (https://www.centuriespod.com/) is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab (https://www.patreon.com/grabbagcollab) exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com\n (http://www.grabbagcollab.com/)\nOrder the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at (http://todayatwww.centuriespod.com/book) http://www.centuriespod.com/book!\n (http://www.centuriespod.com/book!Follow)\nFollow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/centuriespod/) and other social media: @centuriespod\n\nEpisode Sponsors:\n\nStoryworth: Save up to $20 on Storyworth at storyworth.com/cotc.\nBoll and Branch: Get 20% off plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/cotc with code cotc.","author_name":"Crimes of the Centuries","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5034723-crimes-of-the-centuries","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43659336/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}