"Dickie" Loeb and Nathan ("Babe") Leopold went to prison together. Leopold was to say, years later, that Loeb entered prison without any remorse whatsoever. The only thing he was sorry for was the outcome: He got caught.

But some folks would argue Justice ultimately had her way with Richard Loeb. On January 28, 1936 Loeb's cell mate, James Day, attacked Loeb in the shower. Day said Loeb had made sexual advances toward him, so he struck Loeb with a straight razor 58 times. Gravely injured, and covered with blood, Loeb died even though seven physicians, including two Loeb family doctors, tried to save him.

Although Day said he attacked Loeb because of Dick's sexual advances, that's not what the evidence showed. All the wounds were inflicted from behind. Despite those facts, Day was acquitted at his murder trial. Richard Loeb was dead and his killer was "not guilty." But what happened to Nathan Leopold?

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