Leopold and Loeb believed themselves to be more intelligent than everyone and planned to commit the perfect murder. But it would be their pride that brought them down in the end, and it would result in a ghost story! (Chicago\u2019s Thrill Killers) *** A woman visiting her mother in the hospital takes an unexpected trip when stepping into the elevator. (Elevator Opens Into The Twilight Zone) *** Even 24 doors couldn't give Charles Lapham a way out of his seemingly-cursed life. (No Exit \u2013 The Lapham Patterson House) *** A nightmare is frightening, we can all agree on that. But what if you have a nightmare within a nightmare? One woman tells her terrifying story. (My Real Life Nightmare) *** Robert Berdella. Behind his friendly demeanor lurked a deadly obsession with torture and murder. (The Butcher of Kansas City)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cChicago\u2019s Thrill Killers\u201d by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/32z2mLe
\u201cElevator Opens Into the Twilight Zone\u201d by Lisa Gibson: http://bit.ly/2VURTHJ
\u201cThe Butcher of Kansas City\u201d by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/30sRCwJ
\u201cMy Real Life Nightmare\u201d by Alicia Zapata, submitted at http://www.WeirdDarkness.com
\u201cNo Exit \u2013 The Lapham Patterson House\u201d by Jessica Ferri: http://bit.ly/2pCMety
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Originally aired: December 21, 2022
PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/leopold-loeb-and-the-ghost-of-bobby-franks/