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WTTW Explores the "Crime of the Century" in a New Documentary on Leopold and Loeb, a Century Later

Julia Maish

An all-new season of WTTW’s Chicago Stories kicks off with a look back at one of the most sinister true crime stories of the 20th century, which took place in Chicago 100 years ago: Leopold and Loeb's murder of a 14-year-old boy.

Why America Is the Only Country That Embraced the Lie Detector—and Chicago’s Role in Its Rise

Daniel Hautzinger

The technology behind the lie detector is basic and available around the world, but only America has used it extensively over the decades, thanks in part to pioneering work in forensics in Chicago that attempted to address the city's notorious crime.
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