33: Nina Barrett, author of The Leopold and Loeb Files

The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes by Nina Barrett illuminates one of the most mythologized crime stories in America, and Chicagoland particularly; the 1924 murder of 14 year old Bobby Franks by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb. Barrett's book introduces and annotates excerpts from rare primary source documents from the case, including psychiatric reports, court transcripts, and photographs, to give us a fascinating look into the past as it really happened. Our conversation gets into the layers of meaning that have made this inscrutable murder endlessly interesting.  Check out The Leopold and Loeb Files  Nina's website, with info on Rosehill Cemetery Bookends & Beginnings, the bookstore Nina owns in Evanston Our digitized archives which include: The Fight to Integrate Deerfield Collection Deerfield High School Yearbook Collection and more! We welcome your comments and feedback--please send to: [email protected]. More info at: http://deerfieldlibrary.org/podcast Follow us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest