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compare to Leopold and Loeb - jameson245 - 05-23-2019

From the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Franks by Leopold and Loeb - first, compare ransom notes...
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         The Leopold and Loeb Ransom Note
         Dear Sir:
         As you no doubt know by this time, your son has been kidnapped. Allow us to assure you that he is at present well and safe. You need fear no physical harm for him, provided you line up carefully to the following instructions and to such others as you will receive by furture comminications. Should you, however, disobey any of our instructions, even slightly, his death will be the penalty.
         1. For obvious reasons make absolutely no attempt to communicate with either police authorities or any private agency. Should you already have communicated with the police, allow them to continue their investigations, but do not mention this letter.
         2. Secure before noon today $10,000. this money must be composed entirely of old bills of the following denominations: $2000 in $20 bills, $8000 in $50 bills. the money must be old. Any attempt to include new or marked bills will render the entire venture futile.
         3. The money should be place in a large cigar box, or if this is impossible, in a heavy cardboard box, securely closed and wrapped in white paper. The wrapping paper should be sealed at all openings with sealing wax.
         4. Have the money with you, prepared as directed above, and remain at home after one o'clock. See that the telephone is not in use.
         You will receive a further communication instructing you as  to your final course.
         As a final word of warning, this is an extremely commercial proposition and we are prepared to put our threat into execution should we have reasonable grounds to believe that you have committed an infraction of the above instructions.
         However, should you carefully follow out our instructions to the letter, we can assure you that you son will be safely returned to you within six hours of our receipt of the money.

         Yours truly,
         George Johnson

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Now with the comparison - quotes from the Ramsey ransom note are in bold - - and the statements are not in order...

         Dear Sir:
         Mr. Ramsey,

         As you no doubt know by this time, your son has been kidnapped. Allow us to assure you that he is at present well and safe. You need fear no physical harm for him, provided you line up carefully to the following instructions and to such others as you will receive by furture comminications.
         At this time we have your daughter in our posession. She is safe and unharmed and if you want her to see 1997, you must follow our instructions to the letter.

         Should you, however, disobey any of our instructions, even slightly, his death will be the penalty.
         Any deviation of my instructions will result in the immediate execution of your daughter.

         1. For obvious reasons make absolutely no attempt to communicate with either police authorities or any private agency. Should you already have communicated with the police, allow them to continue their investigations, but do not mention this letter.
         Speaking to anyone about your situation such as Police, F.B.I., etc., will result in your daughter being beheaded.

         2. Secure before noon today $10,000. this money must be composed entirely of old bills of the following denominations: $2000 in $20 bills, $8000 in $50 bills. the money must be old. Any attempt to include new or marked bills will render the entire venture futile.
         You will withdraw $118,000 from your account. $100,000 will be in $100 bills and the remaining $18,000 in $20 bills. If the money is in any way marked or tampered with, she dies.

         3. The money should be place in a large cigar box, or if this is impossible, in a heavy cardboard box, securely closed and wrapped in white paper. The wrapping paper should be sealed at all openings with sealing wax.
         Make sure that you bring an adequate size attache to the bank. When you get home you will put the money in a brown paper bag.

         4. Have the money with you, prepared as directed above, and remain at home after one o'clock. See that the telephone is not in use.  I will call you between 8 and 10 a.m. tomorrow to instruct you on delivery.
         You will receive a further communication instructing you as to your final course. The delivery will be exhausting so I advise you to be rested.

         As a final word of warning, this is an extremely commercial proposition and we are prepared to put our threat into execution should we have reasonable grounds to believe that you have committed an infraction of the above instructions.
         You stand a 99% chance of killing your daughter if you try to outsmart us. ...don't think that killing will be difficult. Don't underestimate us...

         However, should you carefully follow out our instructions to the letter, we can assure you that you son will be safely returned to you within six hours of our receipt of the money.
         Follow our instructions and you stand a 100% chance of getting her back.

         Yours truly,
         George Johnson
         Victory!
         S.B.T.C



RE: compare to Leopold and Loeb - jameson245 - 05-23-2019

The next sentence is from the confession of Nathan Leopold - - they had the father moving from here to there to get their messages - - as happened in the later movie, Dirty Harry. Just look at the sentences - - run on sentences concerning the delivery of the money and both use a certain phrase...
Our original plan had included a relay which was to send Mr. Franks to a"Help Keep the City Clean" box at the corner of Vincennes and Pershing but we had difficulty in making the envelope stick as we intended, and hence decided to eliminate this relay.
If we monitor you getting the money early, we might call you early to arrange an earlier delivery of the money and hence an earlier pickup of your daughter.