Virtual Tour | Leopold and Loeb Sept 19th
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On May 21, 1924, a young boy went missing. The next morning, his father received a phone call informing him that his son had been beaten to death. This gruesome, senseless act in stained Chicago’s history and still leaves many baffled. Log on and join author and historian Paul Durica for a tour of the Kenwood neighborhood, which was home to Bobby Franks and his murderers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Explore the growing fascination with “true crime” and the role that the media can plan in sensationalizing crime cases. View the scene of the crime and other sites connected to Franks’s murder and the ensuing debates surrounding the death penalty.
$5; Free for members.
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Tour runs about 1 hour; Zoom link provided after registration.