Leopold and Loeb Murder Victim (Bobby Franks) Mansion
5020 S Ellis Avenue (Hyde Park)
In 1924, two wealthy, precocious teenagers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, sent ripples of shock and anguish through their privileged Hyde Park neighborhood when they murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks as a thought experiment. The Hyde Park Herald details the neighborhood at the time.
In 1924, two wealthy, precocious teenagers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, sent ripples of shock and anguish through their privileged Hyde Park neighborhood when they murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks as a thought experiment. The Hyde Park Herald details the neighborhood at the time.
