What Happened To Charles Lindbergh JR

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What happened to Charles Lindbergh JR?? Charles Augusts Lindbergh JR was kidnapped on March 1, 1932 from his families fourteen room mansion that was surrounded with over one hundred forested acres of land. The police were notified around 11:30pm. The child was last seen by the nurse Betty Gow around 8:00pm in his crib. It was raining so there were no footprints, but there were scratches indicating a ladder had been used to enter the child’s window. The police and the New Jersey State Police First Director Norman H Schwarkopf was called to the scene. New Jersey, New York City and the FBI became embroiled in jurisdictional battles. The investigation was frequently at cross purposes. There was a ransom note left in the nursery on the window sill. The note read: Dear Sir have 50,000 $ redy 25,000 $ bills 1,5000 $in 10 $ …show more content…

Anne had gone to bed early with a bad cold the night of the kidnapping. Charles on the other hand was awake and in his study which was right underneath the baby’s nursery the night of the kidnapping. The only thing strange that Charles heard was a strange noise that sounded like something dropping in the kitchen. Elisabeth Morrow was Anne Lindbergh’s elder sister. It was believed that Elisabeth would marry Charles Lindbergh, Charles and Elisabeth seemed to get along better. When Lindy’s secret seeing of Anne ended in an announcement of marriage everyone was surprised. After the engagement there was a chill between Anne and Elisabeth. Elisabeth became ill both physically and mentally. Elisabeth’s dog was mysteriously killed it was rumored by the servants that Elisabeth had done it in a fit of hysteria. Elisabeth opened a Montessori-type of school and pressured Anne and Charles to have Charles JR to go to the school even though he was way too young to