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The Resource For the thrill of it : Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago, Simon Baatz, (electronic resource)

For the thrill of it : Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago, Simon Baatz, (electronic resource)

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It was a crime that shocked the nation, a brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child, by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had met several years earlier, and their friendship had blossomed into a love affair. They believed themselves too smart for the police, but they were soon caught. They confessed, and the state's attorney announced that he had a hanging case. Set against the backdrop of the 1920s, a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic excess, this book draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers, of gangsters and gin parties, when Chicago was a lawless city on the brink of anarchy. The rejection of morality, the worship of youth, and the obsession with sex had seemingly found their expression in this callous murder. But the murder is only half the story.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource.
Note
Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 16, 2008)
Contents
  • The kidnapping
  • The relationship
  • Planning the murder
  • The murder
  • The ransom
  • The interrogation
  • The confessions
  • Clarence Darrow
  • Robert Crowe
  • The indictment
  • The scientists arrive
  • Mitigation of punishment
  • Psychiatrists for the defense
  • Psychiatrists for the state
  • Closing arguments
  • Sentencing
  • Aftermath
Isbn
9780061697388
Link
http://sfpl.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=28CCF2EB-A7D3-4B6A-8EB8-94045B1FC063
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Label
For the thrill of it : Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago
Title
For the thrill of it
Title remainder
Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago
Statement of responsibility
Simon Baatz
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
It was a crime that shocked the nation, a brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child, by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had met several years earlier, and their friendship had blossomed into a love affair. They believed themselves too smart for the police, but they were soon caught. They confessed, and the state's attorney announced that he had a hanging case. Set against the backdrop of the 1920s, a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic excess, this book draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers, of gangsters and gin parties, when Chicago was a lawless city on the brink of anarchy. The rejection of morality, the worship of youth, and the obsession with sex had seemingly found their expression in this callous murder. But the murder is only half the story.--From publisher description
Cataloging source
N$T
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Baatz, Simon
Dewey number
364.152/3092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HV6245
LC item number
.B27 2008eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal
  • Loeb, Richard A
  • Murderers
  • Murder
  • TRUE CRIME
Label
For the thrill of it : Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago, Simon Baatz, (electronic resource)
Link
http://sfpl.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=28CCF2EB-A7D3-4B6A-8EB8-94045B1FC063
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 16, 2008)
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-510) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The kidnapping -- The relationship -- Planning the murder -- The murder -- The ransom -- The interrogation -- The confessions -- Clarence Darrow -- Robert Crowe -- The indictment -- The scientists arrive -- Mitigation of punishment -- Psychiatrists for the defense -- Psychiatrists for the state -- Closing arguments -- Sentencing -- Aftermath
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780061697388
Isbn Type
(electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)251345149
Label
For the thrill of it : Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago, Simon Baatz, (electronic resource)
Link
http://sfpl.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=28CCF2EB-A7D3-4B6A-8EB8-94045B1FC063
Publication
Note
Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 16, 2008)
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-510) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The kidnapping -- The relationship -- Planning the murder -- The murder -- The ransom -- The interrogation -- The confessions -- Clarence Darrow -- Robert Crowe -- The indictment -- The scientists arrive -- Mitigation of punishment -- Psychiatrists for the defense -- Psychiatrists for the state -- Closing arguments -- Sentencing -- Aftermath
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780061697388
Isbn Type
(electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)251345149

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