American Criminal

Once they're reunited in Michigan, Leopold and Loeb carried on their downward spiral into criminality. Their schemes got progressively more daring until the little things wouldn't do anymore. Now they wanted to carry out the perfect crime. And that crime would start with murder. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A frank conversation with our host Jeremy Schwartz about his favorite cases we've covered, his career as an actor on and off the stage, and what he's listening to when he's not behind the mic. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at ⁠americancriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up in Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb both seemed destined for greatness. They each performed well in school, and advanced to university long before their peers. But once they met at college, Leopold and Loeb began a dance that would lead them to one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century: the murder of Bobby Franks. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, we're bringing you pieces of our favorite stories that didn't make it to the final episodes. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at ⁠americancriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of our next series on Leopold and Loeb, Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers, & History Daily) joins the show to talk about a key figure in the Leopold and Loeb story, and one of the 20th century's most famous trial lawyers: Clarence Darrow. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at ⁠americancriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There have been a lot of developments in the Menendez case since our last update. Recently, Lyle and Erik Menendez appeared before the parole board for the first time. Here's everything you need to know about what happened. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at americancriminal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season on American Criminal we’re taking you inside the minds of the killers who committed one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century: Leopold and Loeb. In 1924, two teenagers abducted and murdered Bobby Franks in broad daylight because they were convinced they could get away with it. But what made them think that? Why were they obsessed with committing the perfect crime? And how did their meticulous scheme come so spectacularly undone? Don’t miss the latest season of American Criminal – Leopold and Loeb beginning August 28th. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-free access to the entire season first, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at americancriminal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With their confessions piling up, Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole earn infamy as two of history’s most prolific serial killers. But while not everything about their stories add up, some refuse to believe they’ve been conned. To listen to all four episodes of 'Lucas, Toole, and the Murder of Adam Walsh' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After abandoning Ottis Toole once again, Henry Lee Lucas finds himself in Texas. There he commits a pair of horrifying murders that will open a Pandora’s Box of trouble for law enforcement around the country. To listen to all four episodes of 'Lucas, Toole, and the Murder of Adam Walsh' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Ottis Toole meets Henry Lee Lucas outside of a homeless shelter in Florida, he’s overjoyed to have found a soulmate. But when one friend abandons the other, it leads to a crime that changes America. To listen to all four episodes of 'Lucas, Toole, and the Murder of Adam Walsh' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices