43: The Lindbergh Kidnapping

On March 1, 1932, baby Charles Lindbergh Jr was kidnapped from his second story bedroom while world famous aviator Charles Lindbergh Sr and his wife were inside the house. They found a ransom note on the windowsill demanding $50,000. What followed next was a whirlwind of communication between the Lindbergh family and the kidnappers, massive press attention, the birth of kidnapping as a federal crime, and the trial of the century. This week we cover all the details of the kidnapping and murder and some of the conspiracy theories that have followed the case for decades. FURTHER READING: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x210a3l (Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby - PBS Nova)&nbsp; https://www.fbi.gov/image-repository/hauptmann-sketch.png/@@images/image/high (FBI archives - artist sketch vs Richard Hauptmann) https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping (FBI Famous Cases - Lindbergh Kidnapping) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindbergh_kidnapping (Lindbergh kidnapping) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hauptmann (Bruno Richard Hauptmann) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh (Charles Lindbergh) ----------------------------------------------- https://pod.link/1499149474 (Like the show? Give us a rating and review!) Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/squaremileofmurder (Patreon) Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/pg/squaremilepod/ (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/squaremileofmurder/ (Instagram) https://squaremileofmurder.com/ (Squaremileofmurder.com) https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/square-mile-of-murder (Square Mile of Murder Merch) <a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/squaremileofmurder">Support this podcast</a>