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Nathan Leopold's Birds

Notorious murderer Nathan Leopold went to prison and left a vast collection of birds.

03/29/2019

Jay's Chicago

Nathan Leopold's Birds

Clip: Season 2019 Episode 9 | 7m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Notorious murderer Nathan Leopold went to prison and left a vast collection of birds.

Much has been written about Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the wealthy Chicagoans who killed a young boy in their neighborhood in 1924, apparently just for the thrill of it. But one mystery remains. Whatever happened to Nathan Leopold's vast collection of bird specimens?

03/29/2019

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