Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping HoaxAfter it was announced that the twenty month old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was abducted on March 1, 1932, the entire world grieved for their loss. Seventy-two days later, the body was found in the woods next to a roadway, a short distance from Lindbergh's house, near Hopewell, New Jersey. In 1927, Lindbergh was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic in his Spirit of St. Loius. By 1932, he was perhaps the most famous man alive. A great American hero, he was allowed to be the chief architect of the investigation into his son's kidnapping. He demanded that the body be cremated without an autopsy. This book traces the 2 and a half year investigation by the New Jersey State Police, headed by Colonel H Norman Schwarzkopf, and which led to the arrest, trial, conviction and execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. It challenges the effectiveness of the investigation, and the evidence advanced by the prosecution, which convicted Hauptmann. |
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Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax Gregory Ahlgren,Stephen Monier Snippet view - 1993 |
References to this book
Crimes and Trials of the Century [2 Volumes] Steven M. Chermak,Frankie Y. Bailey No preview available - 2007 |
Murderous Methods: Using Forensic Science to Solve Lethal Crimes Mark Benecke No preview available - 2005 |