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Quiz about The Infamous LeopoldLoeb Murder
Quiz about The Infamous LeopoldLoeb Murder

The Infamous Leopold-Loeb Murder Quiz


It was called "The Crime of the 20th Century" by many, and introduced the world to the concept of the "thrill kill" in 1924. Ten questions about a fascinating piece of disturbing history.

A multiple-choice quiz by watts249. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
watts249
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
253,941
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Near what U.S. city did the actual crime take place? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One of the most sensational things about the two murderers themselves was their unusual level of intelligence. Of the two, Nathan Leopold was the more intelligent one. What was his I.Q.? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. It was discovered that Leopold and Loeb had elaborately planned the crime for several months before it occurred, but what was the reason for the crime? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How did they select the 14 year old Bobby Franks as a victim? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is considered the single piece of hard evidence that was the undoing of Leopold and Loeb's so-called "perfect crime"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How was Bobby Franks killed? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Leopold and Loeb's defense attorney, Clarence Darrow, took the case at the behest of Richard Loeb's uncle Jacob. What was the ultimate reason Darrow agreed to take the case? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the final sentence handed down after the trial was concluded and the two were found guilty? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Both Leopold and Loeb eventually made it out of prison.


Question 10 of 10
10. What became of Nathan Leopold? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Near what U.S. city did the actual crime take place?

Answer: Chicago, Illinois

The abduction took place outside the prestigious Harvard School. The body was dumped at a culvert near Wolf Lake, not far from a very well-to-do area of Illinois in which both murderers and the victim lived.
2. One of the most sensational things about the two murderers themselves was their unusual level of intelligence. Of the two, Nathan Leopold was the more intelligent one. What was his I.Q.?

Answer: 210

A certified genius, Nathan Leopold reportedly began speaking at the age of four months. At the time of the murder he was 19 years old and already fluent in fifteen languages, and was a nationally recognized ornithologist. He had also gained entry to the University of Chicago at the age of 16. His accomplice, Richard Loeb, had an I.Q. between 160 and 168.
3. It was discovered that Leopold and Loeb had elaborately planned the crime for several months before it occurred, but what was the reason for the crime?

Answer: Boredom. They wanted to see if they could commit the perfect crime.

Both Leopold and Loeb were from already very wealthy families and they did not need money. It is true that in the plan they devised there would be a ransom, but they also initially did intend to kill the victim because they decided to choose someone they knew personally, and did not want the victim to identify them.
4. How did they select the 14 year old Bobby Franks as a victim?

Answer: By chance they saw him the afternoon of the murder and chose him at the last minute.

In planning the crime, Leopold and Loeb decided that they would not choose the victim until the very day of the crime. They considered kidnapping either their own fathers or brothers and then killing them after collecting ransom, but then assumed that they would be under too much scrutiny if the victim was a member of their own families.

They agreed that they would randomly select a victim as long as it was a boy with a rich father.
5. What is considered the single piece of hard evidence that was the undoing of Leopold and Loeb's so-called "perfect crime"?

Answer: A pair of eyeglasses.

A pair of eyeglasses discovered at the scene of the body was found to have a rare type of hinges on them. Only three pairs of eyeglasses with those particular hinges had been sold in the Chicago area, and one of them belonged to Nathan Leopold. This was the first big break in the case, and the ultimate undoing of the two murderers' alibis.
6. How was Bobby Franks killed?

Answer: He was suffocated by a cloth forced down his throat.

Shortly after being lulled into a rented car under the pretense of looking at a tennis racket, Bobby Franks was in fact struck in the head with a chisel. The autopsy, however, revealed that the blunt trauma was not the cause of his death, but rather it was the piece of cloth shoved in his throat shortly thereafter.
7. Leopold and Loeb's defense attorney, Clarence Darrow, took the case at the behest of Richard Loeb's uncle Jacob. What was the ultimate reason Darrow agreed to take the case?

Answer: He was a champion of the abolishment of the death penalty and saw the trial as an opportunity to further his publicity to that end

Jacob Loeb did in fact offer to pay Darrow on the evening of the initial arrest. Darrow had already made a name for himself as one of the country's most brilliant lawyers and also a fierce opponent of capital punishment. He took the case not for the fee, but to make his beliefs on capital punishment more public.

He was not related to either of the defendants, as far as is known, and at the time did not believe they were innocent.
8. What was the final sentence handed down after the trial was concluded and the two were found guilty?

Answer: Life in prison, plus 99 years

The exact wording of the sentence:

"For the crime of murder, confinement at the penitentiary at Joliet for the term of their natural lives."
"For the crime of kidnapping for ransom, similar confinement for the term of ninety-nine years."
9. Both Leopold and Loeb eventually made it out of prison.

Answer: false

In 1936, at the age of 32, Richard Loeb was murdered in his cell with a straight razor by his cell mate, James Day. Both he and Leopold had been showing signs of rehabilitation and had even started a school for the other prisoners. Leopold, who also worked in the prison hospital, was the one who cleaned the blood from the body of his closest friend.
10. What became of Nathan Leopold?

Answer: He died a free man in 1971.

Nathan Leopold continued learning in prison. He mastered 12 more languages and studied several other subjects. He was paroled in 1958 and moved to Puerto Rico where he earned a Master's Degree, published books, continued studying birds, and married. He died of a heart attack in 1971 with his wife next to him.

Most of the information in this quiz is found at http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/loeb/index_1.htmlHope you enjoyed it!
Source: Author watts249

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