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Charles Lindbergh Kidnapping Essay

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Imagine finding an empty nursery just a few hours after laying the children down for the night. This event is the surreal horror that the Lindberghs went through after their son, Charles Lindbergh Jr. was abducted by a mysterious man in the middle of the night. The kidnapping immediately sent a wave of shock through the entire nation. No one knew what happened or who was responsible. After years of intense investigating and false leads, many different clues and evidence eventually led to the arrest of a criminal who had entered the famous Lindbergh mansion, kidnapped and killed their young child on the cold, dark night of March 1, 1932.
Charles Lindbergh Jr was a 20-month-year old child who came from a distinguished family. His father, also …show more content…

A detailed list of healthy foods for the toddler was broadcasted and printed after his disappearance. His mother, Anne, and the baby’s nurse hoped that whoever had abducted the baby would care for him(Taylor). For days, all there was was silence and no leads until the kidnapper finally sent a second note that raised the demanded amount. This time, the mysterious criminal wanted $70,000 in exchange for the location of Lindbergh’s son. Finally, on April 2, the family received instructions for where to bring the ransom money(1).A man by the name of Dr. John F. Condon offered to bring the first ransom amount to the waiting kidnapper. After the money was delivered and collected in St. Raymond’s Cemetery, the kidnapper gave them false information by saying that Charles Lindbergh Jr. was on a boat, The Nellie, off the coast of Massachusetts. However, after extensive searching the body was never found and the man from the cemetery had vanished(February 13, …show more content…

Reporters from all over the country rushed to cover the “Trial of the Century.” More than 700 newsmen throbbed to catch the story and more than double the town’s population in spectators surrounded the courthouse(Taylor). He was charged in two different states’ courts. New Jersey charged him with murder while he was charged with extortion in New York. Bruno Hauptmann never actually admitted to the crimes and at both trials he pleaded not guilty. Many different people tried to protect and provide alibis of Hauptmann, but they were all weak and unreliable(February 13,

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