THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB CASE

NATHAN LEOPOLD

• Lived in Chicago in a wealthy suburb
• Was a law student
• Was a strong believer that it is possible to rise above good and evil.
• Nathan Leopold glasses where found at the crime scene
• Liked birds

RICHARD LOEB

• Was know for his good looks
• Graduated from University of Michigan at 17 planned to begin law school in fall
• He was obsessed with the idea of the perfect crime

CLARENCE DARROW

• He saved Leopold and Leob life from getting the death sentence
• Instead of getting the death sentence they got life in prison

BOBBY FRANK

• He was convinced to enter the killers car
• Took him to a bird watching place
• He was stuffed with a gag than they smashed his skull with a chisel.
• He bled to death

ABOUT THE CASE

• The case lasted 12 hours
• The WGN Chicago radio broadcast it to everyone
• Case of the century before the scopes monkey trail