In Part Two of our 3 part episode about teenage thrill killers,
#LeopoldAndLoeb Megan and Thomas discuss what would become known as
#TheCrimeOfTheCentury
listen via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
link:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WTgBtAwzTkgQprBejHDem?si=8dl9NO5_Q_6kpStQe-SR6g
images:
*Special thanks once again to
#ErikRebain from whom all these images were sourced*
1 Loeb, Sbarbaro, Crowe, Leopold and Savage in the front row, with other employees of the State’s Attorney’s office behind them
2 Loeb digging up Bobby Franks’ belt
3 Hall, Brown, Hickson alienists examine Leopold in prison accompanied by Ben Bachrach
4 Leopold and Leopold sharing a look on July 25th
5 Phrenology diagram of Leopold
6 Phrenology diagram of Loeb
7
#ClarenceDarrow addresses court
8 Crowe questions Lorraine Nathan in court
9 Leopold and Loeb listening to testimony
10 Judge Caverly, Leopold, Loeb and Crowe outside on July 25th
Sources:
Baatz, Simon. For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb and the Murder That Shocked Chicago. HarperCollins. October 13, 2009.
Higdon, Hal. The Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century.Chicago. University of Illinois Press. 1995, 1999 & 2010.
Fass, Paula S. Kidnapped: Child Abduction in America. Oxford University Press. November 20, 1997.
Rebain, Erik. Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of NathanLeopold. Rowan & Littlefield Publishers. April 15, 2023.
Crimes of the Centuries with Amber Hunt. S1Ep2: Leopold & Loeb: Jazz Age Killers.
Bad Gays. Episode 9: Leopold and Loeb. May 14, 2019.
“Deadly Alliance: Leopold & Loeb – A Chicago Stories Documentary.” YouTube, uploaded by WTTW Chicago. November 1, 1924,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=i6Og5
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