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Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, Clarence Darrow and the Crime of the Century (Part Two)


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Long before Claus Von Bulow or OJ Simpson, in 1924, two Chicago teenagers committed what was called at the time, “The Crime of the Century,” only to be spared by the efforts of the greatest defense attorney in American history. Clarence Darrow would not begin his summation until the afternoon of August 23rd, so anticipated throughout the city of Chicago that a mob descended on the courthouse hoping to push into the courtroom.  This throng congregated … Continue reading Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, Clarence Darrow and the Crime of the Century (Part Two) →
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