Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy and intelligent young men from 1920s Chicago, murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in an attempt to commit the "perfect crime" based on their belief that they were Nietzschean "supermen" exempt from moral laws. They hit Franks with a chisel, abandoned his body in a culvert, and attempted to collect a ransom, but were caught after leaving evidence at the scene. Both men confessed and were sentenced to life in prison, with their crime highlighting the arrogance of believing oneself above the law.