Harvey Milk
Politics is a dirty business. Bringing about change requires fighting tooth and nail and that can make you enemies, something Harvey Milk, San Francisco Supervisor and America’s first openly gay politican, knew all too well. On a cold November morning in 1978, ex-supervisor Dan White, who felt the so-called ‘Mayor of Castro Street’ had played a key role in the premature demise of his own political career, shot and killed his former friend in San Francisco City Hall.If you want to listen to Crosshairs COMPLETELY ad-free, and help to support the show, then please subscribe to our channel.What's The Story? Crime is your home for the very best in true-crime podcasts. You can get early access to series, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and even exclusive series you can't hear anywhere else. And if you love the show, your subscription helps to fund the episodes.As well as Crosshairs, there's a whole collection of shows on What's The Story? Crime. From the stories of forensic science, to series' about long-term missing people, limited series about extraordinary conmen, and investigations into miscarriages of justice - What's The Story? Crime has you covered.Coming up in January, we have a brand new series of Crosshairs - with ten more stories of assassinations from the past.We also have more series of Smoking Gun, and a spin-off show called 'Under The Microscope', which is exclusive to subscribers. Signing up is quick and simple.If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for What's The Story Crime, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app.If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : WTS CRIMEWith a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.