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Murder among friends, how Leopold and Loeb tried to commit the perfect crime, Candace Fleming

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

collective biography

illustrationsplates

index present

850L, Lexile

non fiction

Murder among friends

bibliography

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Candace Fleming

how Leopold and Loeb tried to commit the perfect crime

"The officer lifted a corner of the tarpaulin and peeked under it. It didn{u2019}t take a medical degree to see that the child had been violently beaten. Murdered. Who could have done such a thing? And why? Nineteen-year-old Nathan Leopold and Eighteen-year-old Richard Loeb want to kill a child. It would be an interesting experiment, wouldn{u2019}t it? They pick a day {u2013} May 21, 1924 {u2013} and drive through their Chicago neighborhood of Kenwood. In the back of the car lies rope, a chisel, tape, and gags. All they need is a victim. These two precocious, wealthy misfits have spent months planning their 2perfect crime3 {u2013} it will be so intricate, so flawlessly executed, that there will be no clues left behind for the police{u2026}. Written in a spellbinding narrative nonfiction style {u2013} and accompanied by photos and newspaper clippings {u2013} award winning author Candace Fleming walks us through the harrowing details of the 2Crime of the Century3: the bizarre friendship between the two teens, their decision to commit the most inhumane of crimes, and the gruesome details of the murder itself. It all leads to a riveting courtroom drama, as Clarence Darrow, the renowned, brilliant defense attorney, tries to save Leopold and Loeb {u2013} guilty, coldhearted murderers {u2013} from the death penalty. At once chilling, suspenseful, and compulsively readable, here is an up-close look at two of the most notorious criminals in American history." --, Inside front jacket flap

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