Nathan Leopold Jr.

Cases

• Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
  Named suspectConvicted

Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

1. May 1, 1924

   Leopold and Loeb arrested and confess to murder

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
2. May 1, 1924

   Ransom note traced to Leopold's typewriter

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
3. May 21, 1924

   Bobby Franks abducted and murdered by Leopold and Loeb in Hyde Park

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
4. May 25, 1924

   Leopold and Loeb confess to the murder within days of the body's discovery

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
5. August 1, 1924

   Clarence Darrow delivers three-day closing plea against capital punishment

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
6. August 1, 1924

   Trial begins for Leopold and Loeb

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
7. September 10, 1924

   Judge sentences Leopold and Loeb to life imprisonment plus 99 years

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
8. September 10, 1924

   Leopold and Loeb found guilty of murder

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
9. September 10, 1924

   Leopold and Loeb incarcerated at Stateville Penitentiary

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
10. September 10, 1924

    Leopold and Loeb sentenced to life imprisonment plus 99 years

    Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
11. January 1, 1958

    Nathan Leopold Jr. released on parole after 34 years, aided by Carl Sandburg's testimony

    Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
12. March 13, 1958

    Leopold released on parole

    Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
13. January 1, 1971

    Nathan Leopold Jr. dies in Puerto Rico at age 66

    Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
14. August 29, 1971

    Leopold died in Puerto Rico

    Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks