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Leopold and Loeb (Nathan and Richard)

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Murderers

The Resume

    (1921-January 28, 1936)
    Nathan F. Leopold, Jr. - (November 19, 1904-August 29, 1971) - Nicknamed 'Babe'
    Richard Albert Loeb - June 11, 1905-January 28, 1936)
    Lovers from 1921 to 1936
    Murdered a friend of Loeb's in 1924

Why they might be annoying:

    Loeb was an egomaniac, and convinced Leopold that they were superior to other people.
    They murdered a 14-year-old boy, just for the challenge and 'fun' of it.
    After the murder, they tried to get ransom money from the boy's parents.
    They were rich.
    They were pretentious and verbose.
    They would go out on double dates, and then laugh at the girls for not realizing they were a couple.
    They left a lot of obvious clues at the crime scene (some superior beings!).
    They completely fell apart under questioning.
    Because of their families' influence, they got fancy private cells in prison, where they were allowed to continue their relationship, raise pets, and cultivate a garden.
    Leopold was eventually released on parole.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Their fellow college students mocked them for their homosexuality.
    Loeb was the youngest graduate in University of Michigan history.
    They were defended by the famous attorney Clarence Darrow (because he opposed the death penalty, which they faced).
    Loeb died in prison after being slashed with a razor.
    Alfred Hitchcock made a (fictionalized) movie that was loosely based on their story, called 'Rope.'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 151 Votes: 32.45% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 59 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 61 Votes: 54.10% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 177 Votes: 62.71% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 34 Votes: 79.41% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 228 Votes: 75.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 127 Votes: 69.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 66 Votes: 74.24% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 72 Votes: 76.39% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 109 Votes: 77.98% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 219 Votes: 73.97% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 648 Votes: 69.60% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 681 Votes: 70.34% Annoying