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Leopold and Loeb
In this episode, we dive into the disturbing case of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy and highly intelligent young men from Chicago who, in 1924, committed what they believed to be the perfect crime. Motivated by their fascination with committing the perfect crime and a desire to prove their intellectual superiority, they kidnapped and brutally murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks. But their arrogance led to mistakes that would ultimately bring about their downfall.
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References
Baatz, S. (2008, August). Leopold and Loebs Criminal Minds. Retrieved from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/leopold-and-loebs-criminal-minds-996498/
Carlton, G. (2024, September 20). The Tragic Story of Bobby Franks, The Teenage Victim Of Nathatn Leopold and Richard Loeb's Perfect Crime. Retrieved from All Thats Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/bobby-franks
Rosenburg, J. (2019, March 24). The Trial of Leopold and Loeb. Retrieved from ThoughtCo: https://www.thoughtco.com/leopold-and-loeb-1779252
Scovell, A. (2024, February 1). Leopold and Loeb: The Grisly Crime of the Century that Fascinated Hitchcock and Others. Retrieved from BBC: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240131-leopold-and-loeb-the-grisly-crime-of-the-century-that-fascinated-hitchcock-and-others
Solly, M. (2024, May 20). Why Leopold and Loeb Committed Cold Blooded Murder in the Crime of the Century. Retrieved from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-leopold-and-loeb-committed-cold-blooded-murder-in-the-crime-of-the-century-180984345/
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2025, February 6). Leopold and Loeb. Retrieved from Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopold-and-Loeb
The Perfect Crime: The Story of Leopold and Loeb and the murder of Bobby Franks. (n.d.). Retrieved from WTTW: https://www.wttw.com/chicago-stories/deadly-alliance-leopold-loeb/the-perfect-crime-the-story-of-leopold-and-loeb-and-the-murder-of-bobby-franks
The Trial of The Century. (n.d.). Retrieved from PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/perfectcrime/
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By crimebpodcastIn this episode, we dive into the disturbing case of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy and highly intelligent young men from Chicago who, in 1924, committed what they believed to be the perfect crime. Motivated by their fascination with committing the perfect crime and a desire to prove their intellectual superiority, they kidnapped and brutally murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks. But their arrogance led to mistakes that would ultimately bring about their downfall.
If you enjoy this episode, be sure to leave us a review and subscribe so you never miss an episode!
WANNA SHOW SUPPORT?
Instagram : crimebpodcast X Account: crimebitchespodcast
Email: [email protected] TIK TOK: crimebitches2
References
Baatz, S. (2008, August). Leopold and Loebs Criminal Minds. Retrieved from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/leopold-and-loebs-criminal-minds-996498/
Carlton, G. (2024, September 20). The Tragic Story of Bobby Franks, The Teenage Victim Of Nathatn Leopold and Richard Loeb's Perfect Crime. Retrieved from All Thats Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/bobby-franks
Rosenburg, J. (2019, March 24). The Trial of Leopold and Loeb. Retrieved from ThoughtCo: https://www.thoughtco.com/leopold-and-loeb-1779252
Scovell, A. (2024, February 1). Leopold and Loeb: The Grisly Crime of the Century that Fascinated Hitchcock and Others. Retrieved from BBC: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240131-leopold-and-loeb-the-grisly-crime-of-the-century-that-fascinated-hitchcock-and-others
Solly, M. (2024, May 20). Why Leopold and Loeb Committed Cold Blooded Murder in the Crime of the Century. Retrieved from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-leopold-and-loeb-committed-cold-blooded-murder-in-the-crime-of-the-century-180984345/
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2025, February 6). Leopold and Loeb. Retrieved from Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopold-and-Loeb
The Perfect Crime: The Story of Leopold and Loeb and the murder of Bobby Franks. (n.d.). Retrieved from WTTW: https://www.wttw.com/chicago-stories/deadly-alliance-leopold-loeb/the-perfect-crime-the-story-of-leopold-and-loeb-and-the-murder-of-bobby-franks
The Trial of The Century. (n.d.). Retrieved from PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/perfectcrime/