Leopold and Loeb murder trial

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The Leopold and Loeb murder trial was a 1924 American criminal case in which famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow argued against the death penalty for two wealthy University of Chicago students who had committed a highly publicized "thrill killing" of a young boy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court case ⓘ
criminal trial ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Illinois ⓘ
characteristic capital punishment case ⓘ
highly publicized ⓘ
sensational ⓘ
charge kidnapping ⓘ
murder ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Cook County Circuit Court ⓘ
defendant Nathan Leopold ⓘ
Richard Loeb ⓘ
defenseAttorney Clarence Darrow ⓘ
educatedDefendantsAt University of Chicago ⓘ
endTime 1924-09 ⓘ
genre criminal law ⓘ
hasEffect increased attention to juvenile crime ⓘ
increased attention to psychiatric testimony ⓘ
public debate on the death penalty ⓘ
legalArgumentByDefense opposition to death penalty ⓘ
legalStatus guilty plea ⓘ
location Chicago ⓘ
linked to: City of Chicago

Cook County ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
motive desire to commit the perfect crime ⓘ
thrill killing ⓘ
notableWorkOf Clarence Darrow ⓘ
outcome no death penalty imposed ⓘ
participant Bobby Franks ⓘ
Clarence Darrow ⓘ
Nathan Leopold ⓘ
Richard Loeb ⓘ
Robert E. Crowe ⓘ
pointInTime 1924 ⓘ
prosecutor Robert E. Crowe ⓘ
sentence 99 years imprisonment ⓘ
life imprisonment ⓘ
startTime 1924-07 ⓘ
subjectOf books ⓘ
films ⓘ
media coverage ⓘ
plays ⓘ
usedEvidence Leopold’s glasses ⓘ
confessions of defendants ⓘ
typewritten ransom note ⓘ
victim Bobby Franks ⓘ
Robert Franks ⓘ

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