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The Lives and Legends of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold 
What did Darrow say about Richard? What ideas did I have about him?
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In his autobiography Darrow said that Loeb was “not only a kindly looking boy, but he was and is a kindly boy. He was never too busy to personally do a favor for any one that he chanced to know.”
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Sorry. I have a question. Richard was sincere with Nathan, did he love him? What was their personal relationship? There are some facts about them. I just do not know.?
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That’s a question I’m still searching for an answer to. I do believe there was a strong friendship between them, they spent a lot of time together and talked about things together they wouldn’t talk about with anyone else. But love? That I don’t know.
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Are there any additional videos with Nathan? Some sites didn’t open for me and I couldn’t view videos or photos.
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I’m sorry some of the sites aren’t opening for you! Not all of them have videos to be viewed available online, a lot of them you have to go in person to see the video itself, unfortunately. But no, so far these are all the videos I’ve been able to find, if I find more I’ll be sure to add them to this page.
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how they behaved when they were going through the trial.?)
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Their behavior during the hearing depended on the day. Sometimes they looked bored, some days they were very interested and took lots of notes and strategized with their lawyers, some days they whispered and joked among themselves.
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what kind of personal relationship they had outside of people’s attention??
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That’s something we may never know, unfortunately. Without letters, dairies or the truthful statements of the pair, a lot is still just speculation.
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what were Leopold Loeb’s favorite songs of that time?
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This I’m afraid I can’t answer, I’ve never seen them talk about favorite songs
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Below is a list of popular songs in 1924. It’s anybody’s guess what they might have listened to in prison. Nathan lived long enough to experience the BeaTles as a free man; Richard didn’t.
ArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedSales information1Wendell Hall“It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’“[2]Victor 19171October 12, 1923November 23, 19232,000,000 sold[3]2Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra“California, Here I Come“Brunswick 2569January 17, 1924March 14, 19243Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians“Memory Lane”Victor 19303March 26, 1924June 19244Isham Jones Orchestra”It Had to be You“Brunswick 2614April 24, 1924June 19245Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra“What’ll I Do“Victor 19299March 18, 1924May 1924538,434 sold (Victor 1920s memo)[4]6Ted Weems and His Orchestra“Somebody Stole My Gal“Victor 19212November 20, 1923January 11, 19241,000,000 sold[3]7Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra”Somebody Loves Me“Victor 19414July 11, 1924October 19248Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians”Sleep”Victor 19172October 16, 1923November 30, 19239Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra”Linger Awhile”Victor 19211November 22, 1923January 11, 19241,000,000 sold[3]10Al Jolson”I Wonder What’s Become of Sally?”Brunswick 2671August 6, 1924October 192411Isham Jones Orchestra”Spain”Brunswick 2600April 24, 1924June 192412Arthur Gibbs & His Gang”Charleston“Victor 19165October 10, 1923November 23, 192313Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra”I’m Goin’ South”Brunswick 5021June 1, 1924September 192414Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra”The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)“Brunswick 2567January 17, 1924March 14, 192415Ted Lewis and His Band“June Night”Columbia 157May 24, 1924August 192416Isham Jones Orchestra”Some Other Day, Some Other Girl”Brunswick 2678September 15, 1924November 192417Fiddlin’ John Carson“Fare You Well, Old Joe Clark”[5]Okeh 40038November 7, 1923April 19241,000,000 sold[3]18Fiddlin’ John Carson”You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She is Gone”[6]Okeh 4994November 7, 1923February 19241,000,000 sold[3]19Isham Jones Orchestra”Nobody’s Sweetheart“Brunswick 2578February 22, 1924May 192420Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra”Last Night on the Back Porch“Victor 19139September 4, 1924October 19, 1924427,784 sold (Victor 1920s memo)[4]21Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra (The Composer at the piano)”Rhapsody in Blue, Parts 1 & 2“Victor 55225June 10, 1924October 192426Marion Harris“It Had to Be You”Brunswick 2610March 28, 1924June 1924427,784 sales27Al Jolson with Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra”Mandalay”Brunswick 2650July 2, 1924September 27, 1924
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Hello, thank you for answering these questions, very glad to know more, I have a few more questions, about Richard Loeb, I would like to know more What was he like as a child? Are there any other special facts about him? In any case, could there be some facts about his personal life?? I will be very glad for your answer.❤
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Hello, thank you for answering these questions, very glad to know more, I have a few more questions, about Richard Loeb, I would like to know more What was he like as a child? Are there any other special facts about him? In any case, could there be some facts about his personal life?? I will be very glad for your answer.❤️🩹
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No problem! I think for the most amount of detail I’d recommend reading the psychiatric report which was written about him in 1924, which is here: https://homicide.northwestern.edu/docs_fk/homicide/5866/LoebExamination.pdf. Pages 8-37 talk specifically about his childhood, but the whole thing is full of detail about him, his personality and his life.
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