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The Perfect Crime | Leopold & Loeb Part 2

Original title: The Perfect Crime | Leopold & Loeb Part 2 · Tue Oct 27 2026

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Episode Notes

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Chicago, 1924. Two wealthy, brilliant teenagers plan what they believe is the perfect crime. Part 2 follows the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Franks, the ransom plot, the pair of glasses that unraveled it, the confessions, and Clarence Darrow's defense that saved them from the gallows.


Chapters:

0:00 Part 2 Intro

0:15 Cold Open: The Sentence

2:16 Act 1 · Two Boys From Kenwood

5:50 Act 2 · The Plan

7:37 Act 3 · May 21, 1924

9:35 Act 4 · The Ransom

12:25 Act 5 · The Glasses

14:42 Act 6 · The Confession

16:22 Act 7 · Clarence Darrow

21:04 Act 8 · The Plea

22:35 Act 9 · The Sentence

23:20 Act 10 · After

27:30 Legacy

28:11 Closing


Narration is AI-generated; reenactments are labeled RECREATION.

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