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: Even after her release, Anslinger continued to pursue her. When Holiday was eventually hospitalized, dying of liver and heart failure, Anslinger's agents handcuffed her to her hospital bed and arrested her for drug possession after allegedly planting heroin on her. She died while under arrest in that hospital bed at only 44 years old. Other Key Stories from Tras el grito

: A teenager in Mexico who became a prolific killer for the Zeta Cartel. His story shows how the illegal market turns desperate young people into "monsters" through a culture of terror. Tras el grito - Johann Hari.epub

: Holiday, who had suffered extreme childhood trauma (including being forced into prostitution at age ten) and used heroin to "stun her grief," refused to be silenced. : Even after her release, Anslinger continued to pursue her

: Immediately after her performance, Harry Anslinger —the head of the newly formed Federal Bureau of Narcotics—sent a message to Holiday: stop singing that song . Other Key Stories from Tras el grito :

In his book Tras el grito (originally published as Chasing the Scream ), Johann Hari explores the history of the war on drugs through deeply human, often tragic stories. One of the most haunting and central narratives in the book is the systematic "hunting" of jazz legend by the man who launched the modern drug war, Harry Anslinger . The Story of Billie Holiday and Harry Anslinger