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Clarence Seward Darrow 1857-1938 -
Originally from Ohio, Clarence Darrow moved to Chicago in 1887.
He became a famous lawyer and a specialist of criminal law. In 1924, one of his cases involved the rich kids Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, who had kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobbie Franks just for kicks.
Darrow was hired to defend Loeb and Leopold and managed to turn an imminent execution sentence into an actual imprisonment verdict. His defense, arguing against capital punishment, became somewhat famous.