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 of America
surface form: United States
court Circuit Court of Cook County
surface form: 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 City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Cook County, Illinois
surface form: 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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Clarence Darrow notableWork Leopold and Loeb murder trial
Darrow notableCase Leopold and Loeb murder trial
subject surface form: Clarence Darrow
Nathan Leopold notableFor Leopold and Loeb murder trial
this entity surface form: Leopold and Loeb murder case
Richard Loeb notableFor Leopold and Loeb murder trial
this entity surface form: Leopold and Loeb murder case