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Loeb and Leopold Confess to Franks Kidnap Murder
Chicago case reveals Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold confessing to abducting and killing 14 year old Robert Franks near Ellis Avenue. They describe planning the crime for months, selecting Bobby, luring him into a car, and disposing of evidence with a staged ransom effort.
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Robert Franks
Jacob Franks
Ellis Avenue
Chicago
Harvard Preparatory School
Mr. Franks
George Johnson
Robert
Pennsylvania Railroad
118Th Street
Franks
Pranks
Harvard School
Robert B. Crowe
Richard Loeb
Albert H. Loeb
Sears Roebuck & Co
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Greenwood Avenue
Leopold
Loeb
Swan Englund
Willys Knight
Hrvard
John Levinson
Julius Rosenwald
Bobby Franks
Bobby
Samuel Ettelson
Nathan
Allan Loeb
Richard
Jacob M. Loeb
Chicago Board of Education
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
Carl Schurz
Germany