Leopold and Loeb were very unique individuals. Leopold Graduated from the University of Chicago at the young age of 18 bearing an IQ of over 200. Loeb, though not as smart as Leopold, was the youngest to graduate from the University of Michigan. At the time of the murder Leopold, 19 and Loeb, 18 were studying law at the University of Chicago. Along with having above average intelligence, the two boys were very wealthy. Loeb's father was the VIce president of Sears and Roebuck and Leopold's father was a Lake Transport executive. As far as personality goes, Leopold was known to be very socially awkward and unattractive, unlike Loeb who was very good looking and social.
The two boys developed a strong relationship during college. They began to commit small, petty crimes together such as smashing automobile windows. Their stunts became more intense, leading up to their crime of the century. Their plan was to commit the perfect crime. Their murder wasn't done out of hate, but rather just the thrill of doing it and getting away with it. They wanted to see Chicago's reaction to something like this. They say that Loeb, being as he always had an obsession with committing crime, saw getting away with a crime this severe as an exciting challenge of intelligence. Leopold on the other hand did it in order to please Loeb, and keep their relationship which was very important to him.
As children Leopold and Loeb had everything, yet nothing. They were both extremely rich, but had bad home lives. Leopold lost his mother when he was young, and received little attention from his dad. Loeb was mainly raised by his nanny and spent a lot of his time being educated, or obsessing in crime. They both were raised with less discipline than was obviously needed for them.
The two boys developed a strong relationship during college. They began to commit small, petty crimes together such as smashing automobile windows. Their stunts became more intense, leading up to their crime of the century. Their plan was to commit the perfect crime. Their murder wasn't done out of hate, but rather just the thrill of doing it and getting away with it. They wanted to see Chicago's reaction to something like this. They say that Loeb, being as he always had an obsession with committing crime, saw getting away with a crime this severe as an exciting challenge of intelligence. Leopold on the other hand did it in order to please Loeb, and keep their relationship which was very important to him.
As children Leopold and Loeb had everything, yet nothing. They were both extremely rich, but had bad home lives. Leopold lost his mother when he was young, and received little attention from his dad. Loeb was mainly raised by his nanny and spent a lot of his time being educated, or obsessing in crime. They both were raised with less discipline than was obviously needed for them.