S4 Ep20: Terror in Munich: The 1972 Olympic Games

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

After Munich, Germany, was named the host of the 1972 Olympic Games, organizers were determined to highlight the country's softer side after the horrors of World War II. This was, after all, the first Olympics to be held in Germany since 1936's Berlin Games, during which Hitler used the festivities to spread propaganda and Nazi ideology. Unfortunately, Munich's "softer side" went beyond a subdued color palette, leading to a porous Olympic Village that provided easy access to a deadly terrorist attack.

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0:55.0	On to the show.
0:57.0	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they change laws, change society, or even earn the label crime of the century.
1:12.0	But the stories that made the label Crime of the Century.
1:13.8	But the stories that made headlines in decades past
1:17.1	aren't necessarily remembered today.
1:20.3	I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author,
1:22.4	and in each episode of this show, I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today, but was huge when it happened.
1:31.0	This is Crimes of the centuries. Frank Shorter, the man credited with single-handedly creating America's fascination with running was being a great friend to his roommate
1:57.1	Dave Wortle. Wortle, the Olympic champion of the 800 meters, had just been married and his new wife was in the Olympic
2:05.1	village to spend the night with her husband. Shorter, America's best hope for an
2:10.6	Olympic marathon medal, decided to give them some privacy.
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