Leopold and Loeb
This is one of the cases that "won't go away." In hindsight there is really very little that is "sensational" about the story by modern standards but in 1924, at the time of the crime it became one of the first dubbed "crime of the century." Nathan Leopold Jr., 19, and his partner in crime, Richard Loeb, 18 were two University of Chicago law students who came from wealthy families. On May 21, 1924 Leopold and Loeb kidnapped 14 year old, Robert "Bobby" Franks while he walked home from school. Once inside the car they had rented, Bobby was murdered and his body was dumped in a culvert near Hammond Indiana. Most believe that Loeb was the driving force behind the crime. It was said that he read a lot of detective novels and was fascinated by crime. He also appeared to be the more social and dominating of the two. Others believe that this crime would have never happened had the two not met and become friends. Leopold was considered to...