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Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...
Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...
Item # 716003
July 30, 1924
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
* Best publication (rare)
The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "STATE ENDING CASE OF FRANKS SLAYERS WITH CONFESSIONS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning, some margin wear, irregular along the spine, generally good.
Note: On July 29, 1924, the sentencing trial of Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb began in Chicago after they pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks. The two wealthy University of Chicago students had committed the crime as an intellectual exercise, believing they could execute the "perfect crime." Their defense attorney, Clarence Darrow, chose to forgo a jury trial to avoid the death penalty, instead arguing before Judge John Caverly for life imprisonment. The case drew national attention due to its shocking nature and Darrow’s powerful anti-death penalty arguments. Ultimately, both men were sentenced to life in prison for murder plus 99 years for kidnapping.
Category: The 20th Century
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