Bobby Franks(1910 or 1909-1924) was the son of Chicagomillionaire Jacob Franks. He was murdered at the age of 14 by the infamous Leopold and Loeb. His corpse was left in a drainage pipe at Wolf Lake, around 20 miles south of Chicago. Leopold and Loeb received a life sentence for the murder and 99 years for the kidnapping. Loeb was murdered in prison, but Leopold was paroled in 1958. The two had no real motive for the crime and murdered Bobby Franks because they wantedto commit the perfect crime. The victim was not chosen until the day of the murder. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... A millionaire is a person who has a net worth or wealth of more than one million United States dollars, euros, UK pounds or units of a comparably valued currency. ... Nathan Leopold (left) and Richard Loeb (center) under arrest Nathan Leopold, Jr. ... With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ... See mile - unit of measurement (distance) Miles Aircraft Ltd - UK manufacturer of light and military aircraft Miles Tails Prower - a fictional fox Miles Davis was an American jazz composer and trumpeter and was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A perfect crime is a crime so well-committed that no evidence is left, and no solution by the police is possible. ...
Robert Emanuel "Bobby"Franks (September 19, 1909 – May 21, 1924) was the fourteen-year-old murder victim of the notorious teenaged thrill killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb.
Franks was the son of Chicagomillionaire Jacob Franks and a neighbor and distant relative of Richard Loeb.
Franks, whose family lived across the street from the Loeb family mansion, was chosen as if at random on the day of the murder.
Their crime was notable in being largely motivated by an apparent need to prove the duo's belief that their high intellects made them capable of committing a perfect crime, and also for its role in the history of American thought on capital punishment.
After concealing the body in a culvert under a railroad track outside of Chicago—the body was burned with acid to make identification more difficult—they did their best to make it seem that a kidnapping for ransom had taken place; the Franks family had enough money that a request for $10,000 in ransom was plausible.
BobbyFranks' parents, while ethnically Jewish, were converts to Christian Science.
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