Leopold and Loeb

Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.9 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Hello from Chicago Cult Babes! This week I decided to look into one of Chicago’s most infamous cases, the murder of Bobby Franks which led to what’s been referred to as the ‘Trial of the Century.’ Write me: [email protected] Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sponsors: ExpressVPN: Ensure your privacy is protected by visiting ExpressVPN.com/cultliter as a listener you’ll get an extra 3 months for FREE on a one year package by using my link! BetterHelp: Betterhelp.com/spencer for 10% off your first month! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_and_Loeb https://allthatsinteresting.com/leopold-and-loeb https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1950&context=jclc https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/leopold-and-loebs-criminal-minds-996498/ http://undereverystone.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-other-franks-son-jack-m-franks.html A Crime to Remember S5 ‘The Perfect Crime’ PBS Documentary

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0:06.6	The show you're about to listen to may contain themes of violence, occult activities, strong
0:10.6	language, and other sensitive material.
0:12.8	With an emphasis on cults, murder, and other adult matters, listener discretion is advised.
0:17.1	On Cult Leader I strive for telling stories in a truthful matter, though press media and
0:20.6	other resources cannot always be verified, sources can be found in the show notes.
0:50.6	Welcome back to Cult Leader.
0:58.2	I'm your Cult Leader, Spencer Henry, and I'm coming to you live from Chicago Baby.
1:03.1	We are back on our regular schedule this week, so we'll have a new little leader coming
1:07.1	out on Friday.
1:08.9	So this episode will solely be focusing on this wild case from the Roar in 20s.
1:14.8	It was actually sort of serendipitous.
1:16.5	So in last week's episode, we were talking about the Soul of an Institute and William
1:21.0	Allensson White, and I left a bit of an easter egg on what we would be covering today.
1:27.6	Because William, Allensson, White contributed to the trial.
1:32.1	Whenever I'm traveling, I like to learn about infamous stories from the areas that I'm
1:36.0	going to.
1:37.0	And while Chicago is full of them, lots of history here.
1:41.6	The Leopold and Loeb trial has always fascinated me, and it's served inspiration for many films,
1:47.6	such as Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, Murder by Numbers, Compulsion, even Scream, just to name
1:54.3	something a little more modern.
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