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It's one of the most infamous true crime stories in Chicago history, and we're doing a deep dive! Join Beth and Holly as we discuss the murder of Bobby Franks.
*Content Warning: Child Sexual Abuse, Child Murder, Discussions of Homophobia, Discussions of Anti-Semitism*
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
American Experience: The Perfect Crime on Amazon Prime
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Block, Lawrence. Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, & Thieves: The Lives & Crimes of Fifty American Villains, Oxford University, 2004.
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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