The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
own feelings and emotions and his estimate of him-
self. On the other hand, he undoubtedly omits cer-
tain data regarding some of his past experiences.
He lied rather plausibly at times. Later, when he
realized that it was known that he was lying, he
appeared perfectly unconcerned. A number of times
he inquired whether his story agreed with his com-
panion's, and seemed to show a great deal of con-
cern about this matter."
He wanted to know whether they had both learned
their lesson in the same manner from their in-
structors and whether they were both telling the
same story.
'' In fact, he did this so crudely that
it was apparent that he was concerned lest there be
some failure of their stories to coincide."
In other words, both of them are lying, both of
them have lied, both have suppressed things and
hidden them from their doctors, and they had to
do it in order to give a basis to that insanity de-
fense here.
Money! On page iii: "They also considered
kidnaping their respective fathers, but this idea
never got very far because the immediate objection
of securing the money came to their minds."
Money is always uppermost in their minds when
they talk about this kidnaping, and the murder, as
I have explained, is an afterthought, in order to protect
themselves. Psychiatric observations! We
live and learn.
" Patient's (Leopold's) intellectual functions are
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