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S2 Ep83: Unusual Criminal Defenses: The Affluenza Defense

S2 Ep83: Unusual Criminal Defenses: The Affluenza Defense

FromOnce Upon a Crime


S2 Ep83: Unusual Criminal Defenses: The Affluenza Defense

FromOnce Upon a Crime

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Mar 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A 16-year-old boy from a well-to-do Fort Worth family commits a quadruple vehicular homicide.  His attorneys will argue that his overprivileged upbringing resulted in him not knowing how to discern right from wrong. The term "affluenza" was coined to describe defendants like Ethan Couch - wealthy, spoiled and held unaccountable for their bad behavior.              I'll also describe how this same defense was used in 1924 to defend the wealthy teenaged murderers Leopold and Loeb.  #LeopoldandLoeb #CrimeoftheCentury #EthanCouch #Affluenza   
Released:
Mar 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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