Distinguished Professor in Residence Dean Strang sits down with Associate Editor Katie Dorsey to discuss the 1924 Leopold and Loeb trial, Clarence Darrow’s career, and how this “Trial of the Century” created a lasting legacy that is still relevant 100 years later.

Research & Sources:

To learn more about the Leopold and Loeb crimes and trial, check out The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes by Nina Barrett, https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/book/9781572842403

A 21st-Century Reconsideration of Leopold and Loeb: Clarence Darrow, Adolescent Development, and the Criminal Legal System Today, Video recording of live event: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/leopold-and-loeb

Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror by Dean Strang, https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5608.htm

Resources:

People of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan F. Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb (1924) transcripts: https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/19625