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History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

Leopold and Loeb - The Murder of Bobby Franks

History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

Tim Scott

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4619 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Nathan Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb , commonly known as "Leopold and Loeb", were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks in Chicago, in 1924, in what was widely described as "the crime of the century".

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0:00.0

Hi everyone and welcome once again to history dweeps.

0:08.0

I am Tim and the topic that we're going to talk about today is Leopold and Loeb.

0:15.0

Of course the famous teenagers who committed what was called the Crime of the century back in the 1920s.

0:24.8

But before we get into that story, we've been on a little hiatus because apparently some

0:31.1

members of our team did not make this job a priority.

0:35.4

But having said that, we're back now.

0:39.0

Chuck.

0:40.0

And let me introduce to you the rest of the team.

0:44.0

We have, of course, a very young and talented young Brittany with us today.

0:48.3

How are you, Brittany?

0:49.1

I'm Dandy. How are you?

0:50.7

Good. How have you been spending your time off?

0:56.7

Being young and wild and free.

1:01.8

That's actually a triumph song. Yes. I am aware.

1:06.3

You're aware of that? Because that's a long time ago. I know that one.

1:15.4

Where? Well, we're glad you're here. Thanks. And in the course that we have Brandy, who has been on vacation.

1:16.6

It seems like decades.

1:22.2

I don't know if she was on paternity leave or marijuana leave or whatever.

1:25.7

But the rumor was, of course, that you were at home smoking we play video games.

1:27.8

You have any comment on that?

1:28.6

Stayingia.

1:31.6

I have no comment except to say,

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