Abductors Of The Lindbergh Baby

Rushil Thennati

Ms. Lo

Accelerated English Period ¾

31st March 2023

Abductors of The Lindbergh Baby

The Lindbergh Law, often known as the Federal Kidnapping Act, made kidnapping illegal. The legislation is known as the Lindbergh law after the famous Lindbergh case from the 1930s. Charles Lindbergh Sr., America's legendary flying hero of the early 1900s, flew nonstop from New York to Paris. Unfortunately, his fame brought him immense anguish in 1932 when he lost his child, Charles Lindbergh Jr. Charles Lindbergh Sr. and Bruno Hauptmann were the true culprits of Charles Lindbergh Jr.'s kidnapping. Bruno Hauptmann was judged guilty owing to the ransom money discovered in his home, the ladder fashioned from his home's boards, and the fact that his German accent was identical to the one reported by John Condon.

Bruno Hauptmann was one of the accomplices in the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. due to the vast amount of evidence found in his home. Kevin Klein, a wood expert, came to the conclusion that “the two had been connected." There was a small portion missing between the two, but you could draw the grain figure and it matched perfectly” (PBS 5). After Kevin Klein examined the wood found in Hauptmann’s home and the wood of the ladder, the grain pattern matched perfectly. proving that Hauptmann used his own wood from

were both involved in the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Hauptmann was the killer due to his previous homeland habits, vast amounts of evidence found in his home, including the ransom money and the ladder constructed from his home planks. Following the eugenics, Charles Lindbergh told Hauptmann to kill his son to get rid of that disgrace since little Charlie could never be part of the eugenics with his frail body. People began to believe that Hauptmann was not the true perpetrator of the crime since he chose not to rat out his teammates, and still pleaded not guilty. However,