Hal Higdon
Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century
Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century
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The 1924 murder of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb shocked the nation. Hal Higdons true crime classic examines the case, detailing the journey from privilege to execution and the police investigation. It also recreates the sensational hearing where Clarence Darrow saved the pair from the death penalty.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
The 1924 murder of fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb shocked the nation. One hundred years later, the killing and its aftermath still reverberate through popular culture and the history of American crime.
Hal Higdon's true crime classic offers an unprecedented examination of the case. Higdon details Leopold and Loeb's journey from privilege and promise to the planning and execution of their monstrous vision of the perfect crime. Drawing on secret testimony, Higdon follows the police investigation through the pairs confessions of guilt and recreates the sensational hearing where Clarence Darrow, the nation's most famous attorney, saved the pair from the death penalty.
In-depth and definitive, Leopold and Loeb tells the dramatic story of a notorious crime and its long afterlife in the American imagination.
Weight: 590g
Dimension: 152 x 232 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780252087578
Edition number: Centenery Edition
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