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May 14, 2024 · Updated May 15, 2024. In May 1924, Nathan Leopold and his friend Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks just to see if they could get away with it — then Leopold dropped his eyeglasses at the scene of the crime. Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo Nathan Leopold awaiting the court’s decision. 1924.
Apr 11, 2024 · At four o’clock in the morning on May 31, 1924 both Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold confessed separately to the murder of Bobby Franks. “The Franks murder mystery has been solved,” State’s Attorney Robert Crowe announced to a dozen reporters who had waited overnight for a break in the case. Leopold and Loeb instantly became household ...
- The Murder of 14-Year-Old Bobby Franks
- Their Plan Unravels
- The Trial of The Century
- The Defence Speech of Clarence Darrow – A Plea For Mercy
- What Became of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb?
Intelligent young me,n they set about to plan a more dangerous crime with a much higher thrill. They decided to murder a young boy from the very neighborhood they lived and had grown up in. They would demand a ransom from the child’s parents after the murder and their crime would be all over the news. Six months of careful planning and preparations...
The next morning a mill worker found the young body of Bobby Franks. A huge manhunt was launched and Leopold and Loeb were delighted by the attention their crime had attracted. While Loeb was content to stay under the radar and carry on his business as normal, Leopold was drawn to the investigation and couldn’t help but get involved where he could,...
Darrow’s approach to the trial and his plea for the lives of these two young men stunned the world. On 21 July 1924, he announced they were changing their plea from not guilty to guilty. A clever move some thought as this removed the jury from the courtroom and meant the decision on their fate would be down to one single judge, John R Caverly. One ...
While Crowe’s psychiatrists said Leopold and Loeb were callous and aware, Darrow’s psychiatrists for the defense said they were not normal young men, they had unusual childhoods and had developed strange obsessions. They claimed diminished responsibility and pushed for Sigmund Freud himself to appear before the court to explain their actions, an of...
Leopold and Loeb were sent to the Illinois State Penitentiary and on 11 September 1924, they joined Joliet Prison as celebrities. They initially caused themselves more trouble by speaking to reporters and being derogatory toward fellow inmates suggesting they were better than others. In 1985 Leopold was transferred to a different prison where he tr...
Jul 25, 2018 · He was beaten to death by two wealthy University of Chicago students, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who dumped the boy’s body near Wolf Lake in Indiana, confessed to the murder and were ...
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 weren ...
Feb 9, 2016 · Group portrait of Nathan Leopold Jr., Richard Loeb and Clarence Darrow, defense attorney for Leopold and Loeb, in a crowded courtroom in Chicago, during the Leopold and Loeb murder trial.
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Apr 28, 2023 · In Chicago, on May 21st, 1924 Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murdered 11 year-old Bobby Franks, in what was termed at the time a thrill-killing. Leopold and Loeb were both academic geniuses, sons of millionaires, and lovers. Renowned attorney and foe of capitol punishment, Clarence Darrow was able to get them “life plus 99 years” instead ...
