Publicity
Some talks, podcasts and articles which I’ve done relating to this project and more than are on the horizon.
If you would like to talk with me about scheduling an event, please reach out through my Contact page.
Upcoming Events
I’ll be part of a panel presentation in the Queer History Symposium at Gerber/Hart Library in Chicago on October 5. I’ll be speaking about gay tourism in Puerto Rico during the 1960s and 70s. For more information go here.
Previous Events
Nathan Leopold: His Crime and Connection With the Elgin Public Museum, at the Elgin Public Museum, May 3, 2023
“Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life Of Nathan Leopold” With Author Erik Rebain at the University of Chicago, May 11, 2023
New Research Informs an Old Story: Investigating the Life of Nathan Leopold, at the Chicago History Museum, August 24, 2023
Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life Of Nathan Leopold, at the Schaumburg Public Library, April 10, 2024
Second Sunday Lecture: Arrested Adolescence, at the Joliet Area Historical Museum, April 14, 2024
Infamous Ornithologist: The Life of Nathan Leopold, for the Illinois Ornithological Society, April 17, 2024
The Leopold Collection: A 100-Year Mystery at the Elgin Public Museum, May 21, 2024
A Bibliography of Bars, Bathhouses and Beaches: Gay Tourism in Puerto Rico During the 1960s and 1970s, Queer Bibliography Conference, July 25, 2024
Documentaries
Chicago Stories: Deadly Alliance: Leopold and Loeb, September 20, 2024
I'm also quoted in an article on the companion website: The “Perfect Crime”: The Story of Leopold and Loeb and the Murder of Bobby Franks
Articles About My Book
Museum program to focus on killer Nathan Leopold and his Elgin connection by Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, April 27, 2023
Bird collection once owned by notorious killer Nathan Leopold housed at Elgin museum and back on display by Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, May 2, 2023
Articles By Me
The Best Books About the Leopold-Loeb Case by Erik Rebain, for Shepherd.com
Interviews/Podcasts
Erik Rebain on Nathan Leopold, 99 Years After His Infamous Crime by Jill Dearman, Crime Reads, April 28, 2023
A Conversation With Erik Rebain, Stonewall National Museum, Library & Archives, May 30, 2023
Fascinating Nouns: Loeb & Leopold: Lies, Love & Lechery, August 8, 2023, plus a bonus conversation, Life After Loeb.
A Discussion with Erik Rebain Author of Arrested Adolescence, Chicago Collections Consortium, October 4, 2023