For The Thrill Of It: Leopold, Loeb, And The Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago - Plot & Excerpts
Greenwood Avenue lay in the heart of Kenwood, one of Chicago’s most exclusive residential neighborhoods, and at that time of the day—two-thirty on a Thursday afternoon—the street was deserted; nobody observed the car as it slowly passed between the large mansions on either side.The car finally stopped in front of 4754 Greenwood Avenue. Three men—evidently on an important mission—stepped out purposefully and stood on the sidewalk for a moment, looking up at the house before them. It was, like all the houses on the street, a massive stone structure, three stories tall, set behind an imposing front gate.Frank Johnson, a police sergeant with the Detective Bureau, led the way to the front door. A maid answered the bell. Yes, Nathan Leopold was at home; he would be down shortly.Two minutes later the boy was at the door. They had been fortunate to find him at home: Nathan had been on his way out of the house; at three o’clock he was taking a class of schoolchildren on a birding expedition.
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