Nathan Leopold Jr.

Cases

• Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
  Named suspectConvicted

Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

1. May 21, 1924

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

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

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

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

   Clarence Darrow delivers three-day closing plea against capital punishment

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

   Judge sentences Leopold and Loeb to life imprisonment plus 99 years

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks
5. 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
6. January 1, 1971

   Nathan Leopold Jr. dies in Puerto Rico at age 66

   Leopold and Loeb Murder of Bobby Franks