UNIT 4.2 ASSIGNMENT
THE LEOPOLD-LOEB CASE
1. First, answer who, what, where, when, why and how from reading the case.
WHO (are the primary actors in the case)?
WHAT (did they do)?
WHERE (did they do it)?
WHEN (did it occur)?
WHY (did it occur)?
HOW (did it occur)?
2. How was the victim, Bobby Frank killed and with what type of weapon?
3. What would be the primary characteristics of this type of wound?
4. The investigator's linked key evidence from this crime scene to the original source, what was the source, and how valuable was that source of information in connecting one of the defendants to the crime scene?
5. How would you categorize the motive for the killing in this case?
6. What type of homicide was this case Leopold-Loeb compared to the types that were learned in the chapter readings?
7. Did this case follow the normal investigative procedures, if so how?