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For the thrill of it Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago

It was a crime that shocked the nation, a brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child, by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had met several years earlier, and their friendship had blossomed into a love affair. They believ...

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Main Author: Baatz, Simon.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, 2008.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Hays, Sara Light tribute.
Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal, > 1904-1971.
Loeb, Richard A., > 1905-1936.
Murderers > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Murder > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • The kidnapping
  • The relationship
  • Planning the murder
  • The murder
  • The ransom
  • The interrogation
  • The confessions
  • Clarence Darrow
  • Robert Crowe
  • The indictment
  • The scientists arrive
  • Mitigation of punishment
  • Psychiatrists for the defense
  • Psychiatrists for the state
  • Closing arguments
  • Sentencing
  • Aftermath.

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