We've reached the end of the Leopold and Loeb saga! Can Clarence Darrow save Leopold and Loeb from death by hanging? Do we even want him to? Join Beth and Holly as we discuss the trial and the aftermath.

*Content Warning: Brief discussion of potential child rape / necrophilia*

A Brief History of Greek Jewish Life

The Lives & Legends of Richard Loeb & Nathan Leopold

Richard Loeb Psychiatric Report

Nathan Leopold Psychiatric Report

Anti-Semitism in the U.S.: Harvard's Jewish Problem

The Roaring Twenties

The Original Natural Born Killers

Loeb-Leopold Murder of Franks in Chicago May 21 1924

This Day in History: Murderers Leopold & Loeb Gain National Attention

History of Sears

The Redemption of Nathan Leopold, Maybe

American Experience: The Perfect Crime on Amazon Prime

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Baatz, Simon. For the Thrill of it: Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago, HarperCollins, 2008.

Fleming, Candace. Murder Among Friends, Anne Schwartz Books, 2022.

Barrett, Nina. The Leopold and Loeb Files, Midway Books, 2018.

Leopold, Nathan. Life Plus 99 Years, Popular Library, 1957 & 1958.

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