Part one of term paper
The crime that was to capture the attention of the nation in 1924 all began as a fantasy in the mind of eighteen year old Richard Loeb. Although Loeb was the handsome and privileged son of a retired Sears and Roebuck Vice President, he was obsessed with crime. Loeb, despite his high intelligence and reputation for being the youngest gradua ...

Part two of term paper
... prove it could be done. Loeb’s nineteen year old partner in crime, Nathan Leopold, interested in ornithology, philosophy, and especially, Richard Loeb. Leopold, like Loeb, was a child of wealth and opportunity. Leopold’s father, Jack, was a millionaire box manufacturer. Leopold was a law student at the University of Chicago and was planning to begin studies at Harvard Law School after a family trip to Europe in the summer. Leopold, who was very interested in wildlife, had already achieved re ...