About
Aspiring anarchist who assassinated President William McKinley for the good of the people, according to his last words.
Before Fame
A dutiful mill worker in his youth, in 1898 he had a radical shift in his thinking, and became enamored by anarchists like Emma Goldman.
Trivia
As President McKinley was visiting the Pan-American Exposition, he was able to approach the president at point-blank range and fire two shots into his abdomen.
Family Life
He was born in Alpena, Michigan.
Associated With
His lawyers argued in trial that Leon was insane at the time he carried out his crime - the same tactic used at James A. Garfield's assassin's trial.
