Episode 2: Bobby Franks (Part 2)

In part 2 of the Leopold and Loeb murder case, Nathan and Richard scramble to cover up their murder of Bobby Franks, leading to a national debate over emotional maturity and the death penalty. While psychologists study the murderers, Americans obsess over their psychopathy, and the world’s most famous defense attorney prepares for “the trial of the century.”

Investigation at the Culvert

Destroyed Typewriter

Nathan Leopold's Glasses

Clarence Darrow

Leopold, Darrow, and Loeb

Phrenology of Richard Loeb

Phrenology of Nathan Leopold

Leopold and Loeb in Prison

Bobby Franks' Parents

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