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leopold and loeb: the crime of the century

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About the Book:The razor-sharp account of a notorious murderThe 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 cu


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About the Book:The razor-sharp account of a notorious murderThe 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 Higdons true crime classic offers an unprecedented examination of the case. Higdon details Leopold and Loebs 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 nations 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.Table of Contents: Preface to the Centenary Edition7 Prologue9 Part One: THIS CURIOUS COMING TOGETHER11 1. Burglary13 2. Chicago16 3. Wednesday29 4. Ransom39 5. Hunt48 6. Clues56 7. Leads64 8. Alibis76 9. Interrogation86 10. Confession95 Part Two: THE MILLION-DOLLAR DEFENSE113 11. Anguish115 12. Evidence125 13. Condemnation133 14. Examinations142 15. Plea160 16. Prosecution169 17. Mitigation188 18. Alienists206 19. Showdown232 20. ABCD249 21. Judgment261 Part Three: NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT271 22. Joliet273 23. Life282 24. Death289 25. Light304 26. Compulsion321 27. Atonement332 Epilogue341 Acknowledgments345 Notes350 Bibliography369 Index371

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