The Debutante: From involvement with a white supremacist groups to becoming a government informant

? EARS TO THE GROUND-

A unique fall from grace: Few people’s lives lurch from a glamorous entrance to society as a debutante, acting as a spokesperson for a white supremacist group responsible for the Oklahoma bombings, and ending as a government informant — probably why former Tulsa socialite Carol Howe is the focus of Jon Ronson’s newest podcast, The Debutante. The unlikely turns of Howe’s life, often led by very bad life choices, saw her spy on Oklahoma’s neo-Nazis on behalf of the US government at the time when the group blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168. Howe has remained in the memories of the survivors and investigators of the attack, buoyed by rumors regarding her involvement. In his latest podcast Ronson, known for his shrewd, funny and fresh take on reporting, questions if Howe could have prevented the act of domestic terror on US soil.