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Leopold and Loeb murder Bobby Franks - May 21st, 1924

Leopold and Loeb murder Bobby Franks - May 21st, 1924

This Day in History Class

May 21, 202410m 10s

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On this day in 1924, two wealthy college students abducted and killed a 14-year-old boy in an effort to commit a “perfect crime.”

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