For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060781025 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 541 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. When they were apprehended, state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. But the families of the confessed murderers hired Clarence Darrow, entrusting the lives of their sons to the most famous lawyer in America in what would be one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of American justice.Set against the backdrop of the 1920s—a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic exc
B&w photos. Baatz gives an acute portrait of the two murderers bound together in a web of fantasy, but his heavy reliance on novelistic techniques (there!—he had done it) and meandering pacing prevent this from being as convincing as his exhaustive research deserves. All rights reserved. Both sides trotted out psychiatrists to testify whether Leopold and Loeb were mentally ill. Darrow's gamble paid off in life sentences. Loeb was murdered in prison in 1936; Leopold was eventually paroled in 1958. From Publishers Weekly In 1924, Nathan Leopold, 19, and Richard Loeb, 18, both intellectually precocious scions of wealthy Jewish Chicago families, kidnapped and brutally murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in an attempt to commit the perfect crime. Clarence Darrow cleverly had the boys plead guilty to avoid a trial, and the legendary defense attorney went head to head with State's Attorney Robert Crowe in a sentencing hearing before Judge John Caverly. But they left a
The Leoopold Loeb murder of Bobby Franks recounts the tragic murder of a boy who did not reach home on a spring afternoon This is the first book I have read concerning the murder of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb on the sunny Chicago afternoon of May 21, 192The Leoopold Loeb murder of Bobby Franks recounts the tragic murder of a boy who did not reach home on a spring afternoon C. M Mills This is the first book I have read concerning the murder of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb on the sunny Chicago afternoon of May 21, 1924. Nathan Leopold was the son of a millionaire businessman who lived in the posh Kenwood neighborhood. Leopold graduated from the University of Chicago and was studying at the law school at the time of the murder. Richard Loeb was the son of the Vice-President of Sears and Roebuck Co. The two boys were fond of Nietzche and pulp fiction detectives. Leopold wanted to be the perfect slave to his sexual partner Richard Loeb. Loeb . . Nathan Leopold was the son of a millionaire businessman who lived in the posh Kenwood neighborhood. Leopold graduated from the University of Chicago and was studying at the law school at the time of the murder. Richard Loeb was the son of the Vice-President of Sears and Roebuck Co. The two boys were fond of Nietzche and pulp fiction detectives. Leopold wanted to be the perfect slave to his sexual partner Richard Loeb. Loeb . Great True-Crime Reporting I had always heard about Leopold and Loeb but never thought about the background of the case. I didn't really expect too much from this book but I was amazed at how absorbing it was to read. I like to go back and forth reading several books at a time on my Kindles, but once I started this one, I went back to it very frequently. I actually haven't finished it yet - but I'm up to the trial which includes the famous Clarence Darrow. I must disagree with several people about the Kindle edition - I found it to be great on both my big HD Fire and my Paperwhite; both the print and th. Why Was This Crime Committed? The Answer Is In the Title of the Book Bill Emblom I've read Evil Summer by John Theodore and found it to be a gripping true crime book. I also found For The Thrill of It by Simon Baatz to be a compelling book on the senseless murder of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb on May 21, 1924. For The Thrill of It is a more detailed account, but I did find the courtroom drama between the state and prosecution to be somewhat tedious. Each side presented authorities on psychiatry to support their point of view, and it turned out that neither side influenced the judge. Both Leopold and Loeb needed the other to carry out th