Since childhood Loeb had been stealing small things from friends, family and stores. He would sometimes show off his pick-pocketing skills to friends in high school in an attempt to impress them.Transcript of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, 4104-4113. When Loeb met Leopold the pair began to steal things together, and worked out a system to cheat their friends and family during games of bridge, though it was largely unsuccessful. They also upgraded to larger crimes, including breaking into people's homes to steal things like wine, piano benches and vacuum cleaners.Rebain (2023). p. 35 The pair would also drive around throwing bricks through car and store windows and committed several acts of arson, enjoying setting a building on fire, driving away, changing clothes, and then chatting with others who came out to watch the firefighters attempt to put out their blaze.
Since childhood Loeb had been stealing small things from friends, family and stores. He would sometimes show off his pick-pocketing skills to friends in high school in an attempt to impress them.Transcript of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, 4104-4113. When Loeb met Leopold the pair began to steal things together, and worked out a system to cheat their friends and family during games of bridge, though it was largely unsuccessful. They also upgraded to larger crimes, including breaking into people's homes to steal things like wine, piano benches and vacuum cleanersRebain (2023). p. 35 The pair would also drive around throwing bricks throug.h car and store windows and committed several acts of arson, enjoying setting a building on fire, driving away, changing clothes, and then chatting with others who came out to watch the firefighters attempt to put out their blaze.