Richard Loeb American murderer Richard Loeb was BOTD in 1905. Born in Chicago, Illinois to a wealthy middle-class family, he was a brilliant student, graduating from the University of Michigan when he was 17. A…

American murderer Richard Loeb was BOTD in 1905. His 1925 murder trial, alongside his lover-accomplice #NathanLeopold, was a media sensation, advancing theories of gays as mad, bad and dangerous. #richardleob #leopoldandloeb #badgays #bornonthisday