Background
Leopold and Loeb lived in Chicago and were both from wealthy families. They were opposites, which made their minds work together almost flawlessly. Leopold was a genius- he graduated college when he was 18. Loeb was not smart like Leopold, however he was clever and arrogant. Over the next 4 years they committed robbery, vandalism, arson, and petty theft. These crimes were good for Loeb, but eventually he wanted something bigger and better, like a murder.