Grinkoli Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Download For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago Book in PDF Format. Too Many Books Available in Our Site. 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. Historian Baatz, of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, replays the crime (on which Meyer Levin's 1956 novel Compulsion was based) from the killers' point of view, detailing their intense, often sexual, relationship that culminated in the murder. But they left a crucial piece of evidence and eventually confessed to the murder. Clarence Darrow cleverly had the boys plead guilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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