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Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (/ ˈ l oʊ b /; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two American students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States ...
May 20, 2024 · On May 21, 1924, Nathan Leopold Jr. (left) and Richard Loeb (right) murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks. Leopold later described the pair's motive as “a sort of pure love of excitement, or...
May 20, 2024 · Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr., and Richard Albert Loeb were infamous Chicago murderers of 1924, who confessed to the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Robert (Bobby) Franks for an “intellectual” thrill.
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Feb 1, 2024 · One hundred years ago, wealthy Chicago students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb brutally murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks. Why is popular culture obsessed with this horrific case? It took a...
May 20, 2024 · 6 min. Teenagers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb cruised around a leafy section of Chicago on the idyllic spring afternoon of May 21, 1924, searching for a neighborhood boy to kill. The duo...
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Mar 31, 2016 · Leopold and Loeb were wealthy men’s sons — and looked down their noses at those who weren’t. They put on a show of being bored in court, smirking and grinning. After one session, Leopold...
Mar 1, 2024 · Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, who were convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Loeb’s cousin, 14-year-old Bobby Franks. Photo by Getty Images. By Benjamin Ivry March 1, 2024....
