Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930
1924
Passage of U. S. Immigration Act
1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927  

Timeline of the City's History : 1924


Leopold Gertz in front of Illinois State Penitentiary

Leopold Gertz in front of Illinois State Penitentiary
Leopold Gertz in front of Illinois State Penitentiary. Leopold and Loeb murdered 13 year-old Robert Franks after kidnapping the boy for $10,000 ransom and what they described as an 'experiment in sensation.'

Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

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