The Murder of Bobby Franks (Leopold & Loeb Revisited) w/ Penny Wilson & Greg King

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of March 21st, 1924 a horrific crime shook the city of Chicago (and the entire country). Bobbie Franks, on his way home from school, was kidnapped and murdered by two teenage boy geniuses named Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. It has long been believed that Loeb was the mastermind behind the plan, while Leopold, in love with him, followed his orders. But my guests believe otherwise.

Greg King and Penny Wilson, authors of "Nothing but the Night: Leopold & Loeb and the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America" reveal some of the fascinating information they uncovered while researching this case, including details of other murders Leopold and Loeb might have committed before they killed Bobby.

Their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kingandwilson

Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlantisMagazin

More about the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-but-Night-Leopold-America/dp/1250272661

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello all, Eric Rivenes here.
0:02.7	So today's episode is about the horrific 1924 murder of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold
0:09.1	and Richard Loeb.
0:10.9	Listener discretion is advised by the way.
0:13.5	So a long time ago, episode two, in fact, of this podcast, I did an interview about this
0:20.4	case.
0:21.4	It's one, though, that absolutely deserves another visit, especially with a fresh
0:26.9	perspective.
0:28.0	And I'm very fortunate to have two authors on this episode who not only know the ins and
0:33.6	outs of this case intimately, but their research has led to some interesting information regarding
0:40.5	the very complex relationship between Leopold and Loeb.
0:45.2	So back once more for another look at the murder of Bobby Franks.
0:57.9	I'm so excited to have as my guests Penny Wilson and Greg King.
1:19.9	They are a writing team who have written some really interesting books, including the
1:24.2	Fate of the Romanovs, the last voyage of the Andrea Doria, the sinking of the world's
1:30.0	most glamorous ship, and Lucitania Triumph Tragedy in the end of the Edwardian Age.
1:38.6	Last September, their newest book came out, called Nothing But The Night, Leopold and Loeb
1:44.6	in the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America.
1:50.2	Great to have you on today.
1:52.1	And I'd say great to have you aboard, but you've written two books about sinking ships.
1:57.8	Yes.
1:58.8	That might be bad luck.
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