In Part Two of our 3 part episode about teenage thrill killers, #LeopoldAndLoeb Megan and Thomas discuss what would become known as #TheCrimeOfTheCentury

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*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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