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In 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were given life sentences to be served at Joliet (after their successful defense—from the death penalty—by Clarence Darrow). Their case was known as "the crime of the century" at the time after kidnapping and murdering Robert Franks.
The haunted attraction is widely regarded as the scariest haunted house in Illinois. And, as its fortunes have grown, so too have its ghost stories. The ghostly reports around Old Joliet Prison have become more popular than ever.
The most notorious death penalty case in the history of Illinois, indeed one of the most famous in the United States, was that of infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Gacy murdered 33 victims between 1972 and 1978.
13 Ιουλ 2019 · The electric chair, when the prison was used in executions, was located nearby. However, it was transferred to Stateville sometime in the 1950's, and hasn't been used in decades. Illinois used the lethal injection until 1999, and finally abolished the death penalty for good in 2011.
23 Σεπ 2021 · In the 1920s, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were sentenced to life in Joliet Prison after the murder of 14 year old Robert Franks. Leopold and Loeb were two wealthy students from the University of Chicago, and had believed they committed “the perfect crime.”
29 Οκτ 2024 · By all accounts, Joliet was a miserable place where some went to die, either through the death penalty or disease. An inmate stands in the Joliet prison graveyard, circa 1889-95. Historians...
25 Νοε 2024 · The death penalty system costs California $137 million per year, while a system with lifelong imprisonment as the maximum penalty would cost $11.5 million, an almost 92% decrease in expense. The statistics are lower but comparable across other states, including Kansas, Tennessee, and Maryland.
