/ Modified feb 4, 2016 4:53 p.m.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Perfect Crime

Re-examine the shocking story of Leopold and Loeb, who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924. Tuesday at 9 p.m. on PBS 6.

am_exp_per_crime_jail_spot Nathan Leopold (left) and Richard Loeb, who confessed to the murder of Bobby Franks, appear at a Chicago jail. June 4, 1924.
Re-examine the shocking story of Leopold and Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it. Their trial set off a national debate about morality and capital punishment.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Perfect Crime, Tuesday at 9 p.m. on PBS 6.

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