Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked jazz age Chicago /
First Statement of Responsibility
Simon Baatz.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st Harper Perennial ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Harper Perennial,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 541 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
21 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-510) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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List of illustrations -- Preface -- Part 1: Crime -- 1: Kidnapping -- 2: Relationship -- 3: Planning the murder -- 4: Murder -- 5: Ransom -- 6: Interrogation -- 7: Confessions -- Part 2: Attorneys -- 8: Clarence Darrow -- 9: Robert Crowe -- Part 3: Courtroom -- 10: Indictment -- 11: Scientists arrive -- 12: Mitigation of punishment -- 13: Psychiatrists for the defense -- 14: Psychiatrists for the state -- 15: Closing statements -- 16: Sentencing -- 17: Aftermath -- Leopold and Loeb in fiction -- Author's note -- Sources -- Notes -- Index -- Illustration credits.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
In the tradition of "The Devil in the White City" comes a riveting recreation of one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century--the scandalous Leopold-Loeb murder case that shocked Chicago. Photos throughout.