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Leona Matthews 1913 - 2001

Leona Matthews of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK was born on August 29, 1913, and died at age 88 years old on September 18, 2001.
Leona Matthews
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK 73117
August 29, 1913
September 18, 2001
Female
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Leona Matthews' History: 1913 - 2001

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  • 08/29
    1913

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    August 29, 1913
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  • 09/18
    2001

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    September 18, 2001
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    Leona Matthews lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1913, in the year that Leona Matthews was born, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th President of the United States in March. Previously the Governor of New Jersey and President of Princeton University, he was the first Southerner to serve as President since Zachary Taylor, over 60 years previous. A Democrat, he led the U.S. during World War I and championed the League of Nations.
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In 1924, Leona was merely 11 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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