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Leopold and Loeb murder Bobby Franks...
Leopold and Loeb murder Bobby Franks...
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September 12, 1924
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 12, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb get life
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Kill case
This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Leopold and Loeb Near to Death as Car Plunges Over Rails and Ties; Perverts Are Taken to Penitentiary" with subheads. Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with a few small binding holes along spine, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia: Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard A. Loeb (June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), more commonly known as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy University of Chicago students who murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924, and were sentenced to life in prison.[1]
The duo was motivated to murder Franks by their desire to commit a perfect crime. Franks' family, originally Jewish, had renounced their Jewish faith to convert to Christianity.[2] Richard Loeb was born to a Catholic mother and a Jewish father. Once apprehended, Leopold and Loeb retained Clarence Darrow as counsel for the defense; Darrow’s summation in their trial is noted for its influential criticisms of the capital punishment and retributive, as opposed to rehabilitative, penal systems.
Category: The 20th Century
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