Editing Leopold and Loeb (section)

=== Richard Loeb ===
Richard Albert Loeb was born on June 11, 1905, in Chicago, the third of four sons of Anna Henrietta (née Bohnen) and [[Albert Henry Loeb]], a wealthy lawyer and retired vice president of [[Sears, Roebuck & Company]].<ref name=rl>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/richard-loeb-227821|title=Richard Loeb biography|work=[[The Biography Channel]]|year=2012|access-date=December 16, 2012|archive-date=January 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102233824/http://www.biography.com/people/richard-loeb-227821|url-status=live}}</ref> His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/loeb/5d.html |title=Leopold and Loeb |access-date=May 1, 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501235849/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/loeb/5d.html |archive-date=May 1, 2014 }}</ref> Like Leopold, Loeb was exceptionally intelligent. He was an avid reader, with a passion for history and crime stories. At age 12, he entered the innovative [[University of Chicago Laboratory Schools|University of Chicago High School]]. With the encouragement of his governess, he completed his high school education in two years. In 1923,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Loeb: UM Alumni Card · Online Exhibits |url=https://apps.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/lgbtheritage/item/1576 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=apps.lib.umich.edu |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120062454/https://apps.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/lgbtheritage/item/1576 |url-status=live }}</ref> at the age of 17,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Loeb (1905 - 1936) |url=https://famous-trials.com/leopoldandloeb/1669-loeb |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website=famous-trials.com |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129203838/https://famous-trials.com/leopoldandloeb/1669-loeb |url-status=live }}</ref> he would reportedly become the [[University of Michigan]]'s youngest graduate. Following graduation from Michigan, Loeb enrolled in a few history classes at the University of Chicago.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Linder |first1=Douglas |title=The Leopold And Loeb Trial: An Account |url=https://famous-trials.com/leopoldandloeb/1741-home |website=Famous Trials |access-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304222323/https://famous-trials.com/leopoldandloeb/1741-home |url-status=live }}</ref>