267 - Leopold and Loeb

Um, over on patreon.com/truecrimeandcocktails, uh, our patrons can vote for one of the episodes we cover, uh, here on the main feed, and this was, uh, June's patrons poll pick, um, which was a case that inspired a movie.

So I don't know anything about this, so let's get into a little backstory right now.

In the spring of 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was abducted near his Chicago home.

A ransom note was sent to his wealthy parents, but before they could respond to the demands, Bobby's body was discovered in a drainage culvert 14 miles away.

At the scene, police discovered evidence that quickly led them to not one, but two killers, both of whom were affluent young men.

The crime made headlines across the country and led to what was described as the trial of the century.

So what happened to Bobby Franks? Who were the killers? And what pathetic excuse do they give for ending a young life? Chris Oxfordo investigates.

I need to give a caveat at the beginning of this.

I, I worked on this particularly late at night.

Okay

OkayBecause I've been trying to prepare my home for a, a birthday party sleepover for a child.

Sure.

It's like we're talking furniture's been thrown out in the backyard.

I have just a trail of furniture in my backyard [laughs] that needs to be thrown out that I just never got around to.

I'm shampooing carpets, all of the above.

Really trying to go above and beyond.

Um, and, uh, so the only time I've had to do this is, like, roughly 3:00 in the morning.

So this, this might get kooky and a little extra sassy.

Oh, fantastic.

So just so we're aware.

[sighs] I also didn't read this over, so best of luck to all of us.

[laughs] Okay.

So today's episode takes place in Illinois, which is located in the Midwest portion of the United States.

Its nickname is the Prairie State.

Huh.

Um, over on patreon.com/truecrimeandcocktails, uh, our patrons can vote for one of the episodes we cover, uh, here on the main feed, and this was, uh, June's patrons poll pick, um, which was a case that inspired a movie.

So I don't know anything about this, so let's get into a little backstory right now.

In the spring of 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was abducted near his Chicago home.

A ransom note was sent to his wealthy parents, but before they could respond to the demands, Bobby's body was discovered in a drainage culvert 14 miles away.

At the scene, police discovered evidence that quickly led them to not one, but two killers, both of whom were affluent young men.

The crime made headlines across the country and led to what was described as the trial of the century.

So what happened to Bobby Franks? Who were the killers? And what pathetic excuse do they give for ending a young life? Chris Oxfordo investigates.

I need to give a caveat at the beginning of this.

I, I worked on this particularly late at night.

Okay

OkayBecause I've been trying to prepare my home for a, a birthday party sleepover for a child.

Sure.

It's like we're talking furniture's been thrown out in the backyard.

I have just a trail of furniture in my backyard [laughs] that needs to be thrown out that I just never got around to.

I'm shampooing carpets, all of the above.

Really trying to go above and beyond.

Um, and, uh, so the only time I've had to do this is, like, roughly 3:00 in the morning.

So this, this might get kooky and a little extra sassy.

Oh, fantastic.

So just so we're aware.

[sighs] I also didn't read this over, so best of luck to all of us.

[laughs] Okay.

So today's episode takes place in Illinois, which is located in the Midwest portion of the United States.

Its nickname is the Prairie State.

Huh.