Richard Loeb

Richard Loeb died in 1936 while held at Stateville Prison in Illinois. He was stabbed to death in a shower room at the prison, and the death is recorded as a homicide. The account says another man held at the prison killed him.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Richard Loeb was stabbed to death in a shower room at Stateville Prison by another inmate, per the record summary.

Reported by: prior record summary (no named source).

Source

• James ‘Whitey’ Bulger not the first high-profile inmate killed in prison The Boston Globe, October 31, 2018