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Leopold and Loeb: The True Story of the "Perfect Crime" That Shocked 1924 Chicago

The true story of Leopold and Loeb: what happened to Bobby Franks, how a pair of eyeglasses broke the case, Clarence Darrow's plea, and why they didn't hang.

What Happened to Judge Crater? The True Story of the 1930 Disappearance

Judge Joseph Force Crater vanished in Manhattan on August 6, 1930. The facts, the grand jury, the Tammany Hall connections, and the leading theories.

John Dillinger: The True Story of Public Enemy No. 1 and the Biograph Theater

The true story of John Dillinger: his bank robberies, the Crown Point escape, Little Bohemia, the "Woman in Red," and his death at Chicago's Biograph Theater.

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