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 ...

Nathan Leopold had planned to visit Paris in the summer of 1924. Instead, he and Richard Loeb found themselves behind bars and on trial for the murder of Bobby Franks, their neighbor in Kenwood ...

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 ...

To save Leopold and Loeb from the gallows, their parents hired the best defense attorney money could buy: Clarence Darrow, best known for his subsequent role in the “Scopes Monkey Trial.” ...

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." ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...