A century later, the ‘crime of the century’ by Leopold and Loeb.

Get at least 6 FREE Stock Shares today In Chicago, amidst a string of horrifying crimes in otherwise affluent neighborhoods, one incident stirred public attention more than any other. The year was 1924, and Chicago was a city shaken by fear. Gruesome atrocities plagued the neighborhoods, including the posh districts of Hyde Park. Such horrors included the horrifying discovery of …

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The murder of Bobby Franks in 1924 was referred to as the ‘crime of the century’.

Get at least 6 FREE Stock Shares today On the 21st of May 1924, Bobby Franks, a 14-year-old student from the highly esteemed Harvard School for Boys situated at 4731 S. Ellis Ave., found himself wavering as a car pulled up alongside him offering a journey home. His neighborhood, Kenwood, was affluent, and his residence was a mere stone’s throw …

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