After a lengthy search for a suitable victim, mostly on the grounds of Harvard School for Boys in the Kenwood area,[18] where Loeb had been educated, they decided upon Robert "Bobby" Franks, the 14-year-old son of wealthy Chicago watch manufacturer Jacob Franks. Loeb knew Bobby Franks well; he was his second cousin, an across-the-street neighbor, and had played tennis at the Loeb residence several times.[note 1][19][20]