Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century is an idiomatic phrase used to describe the most sensational criminal cases and the most spectacular robberies.[1] In the United States, it is often though not exclusively used in reference to the Lindbergh kidnapping. However, the phrase was in popular use much earlier in the 19th Century and has been re-used repeatedly ever since.[1][2] The list of notable criminal cases which were also described as the crime of the century includes the Leopold and Loeb case (Leopold and Loeb's stated objective was to commit the perfect crime)[3], the Great Brink's Robbery, the Richard Speck case [4], the Los Angeles Times bombing, the murder of Stanford White and the Jonestown Massacre.