Скачать или смотреть The “Perfect Crime” That Failed: The Chilling Story of Leopold & Loeb (1924)

In 1924, two wealthy and brilliant Chicago teenagers attempted something the world had never seen before:
a murder with no motive… committed purely to prove it was possible.

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb believed they were “superior beings” — above morality, above consequence, above the law itself.
Their goal was simple… and terrifying:

Commit the perfect crime.
Outsmart everyone.
Feel untouchable.

They planned for months.
They mapped routes, forged alibis, typed ransom letters, and rehearsed every detail.
But everything collapsed because of one forgotten clue…

a rare pair of tortoiseshell glasses left at the scene — owned by only three people in Chicago.

The investigation cracked open instantly.
Both teens confessed.
And the nation watched in horror as their legendary lawyer, Clarence Darrow, delivered a 12-hour argument that saved them from the death penalty.

This is one of the most disturbing and fascinating true-crime cases in American history —
a story of arrogance, obsession, philosophy, and the single mistake that shattered an entire plan.

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