In the Leopold and Loeb trial of 1924, attorney Clarence Darrow achieved what many thought impossible. He saved the lives of two cold-blooded child-killers with the power of a speech. Nathan ...

Thanks in large part to nonstop media coverage, the relatively straightforward hearing (Leopold and Loeb pled guilty, so they didn’t face a trial by jury) became a mirror for the anxieties of ...

But the centenary of the trial and conviction of Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, is a time to reconsider the case of those two prosperous teenaged students at the ...

I became just as riveted on hearing about the defense by legendary Chicago defense lawyer, and noted capital punishment foe, Clarence Darrow, in Leopold and Loeb's "Trial of the Century." ...

The murder of Bobby Franks and subsequent trial of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold became known as ‘The Crime of the Century’ Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Their trial began in July 1924 and quickly became a media sensation. Clarence Darrow, a renowned defence attorney, took on the case and argued against the death penalty. Leopold and Loeb pleaded ...

Leopold blamed Loeb. Loeb’s family hired famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow to take the case. Darrow insisted both defendants forego a trial and plead guilty. There was absolutely no doubt ...

Leopold and Loeb sought to confuse the police on their ... arguing to spare them from execution certainly helped set the trial in history. It made a difference that the case unfolded in Chicago ...

Smithsonian editor Meilan Solly introduces us to teens Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb and their botched, but still deadly, effort to perpetrate “the perfect crime.” What happened next was ...

In the Leopold and Loeb trial of 1924, attorney Clarence Darrow achieved what many thought impossible. He saved the lives of two cold-blooded child-killers with the power of a speech. Nathan ...