Georgia Tann was a monster responsible for removing thousands of babies from their parents. Sometimes Tann kidnapped babies herself. Other times one of her many accomplices tricked parents into thinking that their babies were dead using falsified records. Tann stopped at nothing to continue bringing in new children for her highly profitable adoption scheme, adopting out children to elite families all over America while climbing the social ladder in Tennessee. Her clients often included movie stars like Joan Crawford, ignorant of their adopted baby's origins and willing to hand over huge sums of money in desperation to become parents.