Tag: Georg Letham: Physi­cian and Mur­derer

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Echoes of Georg Letham

For anyone that has read Georg Letham: Physician and Murderer by Ernst Weiss, be sure to read Helen Rittelmeyer’s post The Redemption of Nathan Leopold, Maybe. While the circumstances have important differences, there are some eerie similarities. In all its externals, Leopold’s life followed the arc of a basic redemption story. He felt remorse for […]

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Georg Letham: Physi­cian and Mur­derer by Ernst Weiss: “Illnesses interested me, the ill did not”

Georg Letham: Physi­cian and Mur­derer by Ernst Weiss Translation by Joel Roten­berg Arch­i­pel­ago Books, 560 pages, Paperback ISBN: 0980033039 / 978-0980033038As you can tell from the list of sections in this post the focus of Georg Letham: Physician and Murderer goes well beyond the murder and trial of his wife. After Georg’s conviction for the […]