Clarence S. Darrow, circa 1924, during the time of the Leopold and Loeb trial in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune archive) 1938: Legendary attorney Clarence Darrow died. Some believe his ghost haunts a ...

Darrow defended teenagers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb in their 1924 murder case ... the Scopes trial in July 1925 in Tennessee. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) In addition to commemorating ...

Born into wealthy Jewish families in Chicago in 1904 and 1905, respectively, Leopold and Loeb were afforded every opportunity throughout their youth. Both were precocious students, with Leopold ...

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were teenagers living in a wealthy Chicago suburb when they were arrested for murder. Loeb had recently graduated, at 17 years old, from the University of Michigan ...

Athletes with Chicago connections traveled to Paris ... Some figured Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb’s trial would hinge on an insanity defense. In Illinois, the legal definition of insanity ...

Set in 1924 Chicago, it chronicles the events that led childhood friends Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb to forever be remembered as "the thrill killers." ...