This book gives valuable insight into the brilliant mind of a person that committed a horrible murder and what he was thinking at the time of the murder which occurred in 1924. He chooses to not disclose the worst of details, portraying Loeb as his very good friend, not mentioning the sexual aspect of their relationship (as I have read thus far). Prohibition had just been repealed, adults had a bad attitude about the law, juveniles were delinquent, the work ethic was going down and all of it must have contributed to such a heinous crime, allegedly. Leopold is not entirely forthcoming and perhaps not totally honest, but he gives the opportunity for greater insight into his thinking. Nevertheless, he made valuable contributions to society in prison which continued after he left prison. He was fascinating.

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