Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1924: Friends Nathan “Babe” Leopold Jr.

In 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb set out to commit the "perfect crime." In 1924, after several months of meticulous planning, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old ...

Follow the story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb and their quest for the perfect crime. On a spring afternoon 100 years ago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were affluent teenagers living in ...

Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold created a nationwide sensation in 1924 when they were convicted of kidnapping and slaying a young neighbor in Chicago just for the thrill of it. Loeb and Leopold, then ...

Thrill Me by Stephen Dolginoff is a True-Crime musical about the very real story of Leopold and Loeb, two pre-law students reunited after years apart. Before their separation, the two shared a deep ...

The 1924 true-crime case of silver-spoon murderers — and lovers — Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb has inspired endless works, from films to plays to novels. But opera? That’s a new one. HindSight, by ...

Nathan Leopold, 19, far right, and Richard Loeb, 18, second from right, are seen during their arraignment in a Cook County courtroom with attorney Clarence Darrow, left, in July 1924. The two ...