Trials, criminal cases, law enforcement milestones, and landmark judicial decisions.
Clarence Darrow claimed his wealthy clients Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were victims of a conspiracy as prosecutors attempted to link them to additional crimes beyond the murder of Bobby Franks. The sensational case gripped the nation as authorities investigated connections to other violent crimes in Chicago.
Former Interior Secretary Albert Fall was released from New Mexico State Penitentiary after serving 10 months for his conviction in the Teapot Dome oil scandal. The release marked the end of the most dramatic criminal chapter in one of the greatest political scandals of the 1920s.
Attorney J.B. Marcum was shot dead on the courthouse steps in Jackson, Kentucky, as the deadly Cockrell-Hargis feud escalated. His widow wiped up his blood with her handkerchief while no arrests were made.
Clarence Darrow, America’s most famous labor attorney, was acquitted of jury bribery charges in Los Angeles after his defense of the McNamara brothers. The verdict came after a two-month trial that captivated the nation.
Leopoldo Mazon was acquitted in his second trial for the killing of Patricia Gonzales in Albuquerque. His first trial had resulted in a first-degree murder conviction.
