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NATHAN LEOPOLD

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NATHAN LEOPOLD
(1904 - 1971) American criminal who, with Richard Loeb, was convicted in the thrill-killing of a 14 year old. Saved from the chair by Clarence Darrow's brilliant defense. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Castaner, Puerto Rico, Dec. 1, 1958, to Carl Haverlin of Broadcast Music in New York. After succeeding in release on parole in early 1958, Leopold repaired to Puerto Rico, where he would stay for the remainder of his life. There he worked in the pathology lab for the Christian organization Brethren Service Project and lived in relative peace and quiet. He writes, in part: "...Christmas down here is different in some ways from what it is at home. Dream is all we can do about a white Christmas; here, of course, all is green and the weather is warm....Christmas is celebrated chiefly as a religious and adult holiday...", and more social content. Leopold had applied for parole in 1946 and was immediately shot-down despite attempts to rehabilitate his public image. It would be 12 years later that he again applied. On letterhead of the Brethren Service Project, fine.