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American Experience: The Perfect Crime

Set in 1920s Chicago, this is the story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb--wealthy college students who had planned to abduct and kill a child at random to prove they were smart enough to get away with it.
IMDb 7.352min2016X-RayPG-13
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Content advisory

Violencesmokingsexual content

Audio languages

English

Subtitles

English [CC]

Directors

Cathleen O'Connell

Producers

Mark SamelsCathleen O'Connell

Cast

Oliver Platt

Studio

PBS
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