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For the thrill of it : Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago

text For the thrill of it : Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago

Summary
It was a crime that shocked the nation, a brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child, by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had met several years earlier, and their fri... Read more
Contents
The kidnapping -- The relationship -- Planning the murder -- The murder -- The ransom -- The interrogation -- The confessions -- Clarence Darrow -- Robert Crowe -- The indictment -- The scientists arrive -- Mitigation of punishment -- Psychiatrist... Read more
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Description
xiii, 541 p. : ill., maps, ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Harper 2008

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 364.152 BAA in Adult Non-fiction Available
Peninsula Community Library 364.152 Baa in Adult Available

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