Please note: this episode contains content and discussion about the death of an infant and child kidnappings.

Charles Lindbergh may have earned himself the nickname “Lucky Lindy” and captivated the world with his record-setting solo flight from New York to Paris, but sadly, he may be best remembered for the tragedy that befell him and his family in 1932. And while the nation mourned Lindbergh’s child, little did they know that the controversy around this case would continue for decades to come. In fact, the investigation itself would set a precedent for how, and whether, celebrities should be allowed to exercise influence over police proceedings.

Rob teaches Ray about the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Junior, the mysterious ransom request made by the kidnapper, and the terrible discovery of the child’s body only a couple of months later; the man imprisoned for and charged with the crime of the kidnapping, Bruno Hauptmann; the evidence provided to secure Hauptmann’s execution; Lindbergh’s personal involvement in the investigation of his child’s abduction; and why questions about this case and its outcome have persisted over the past century.

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TEAM

Ray Hebel

Robert W. Schneider

Mark Schroeder

Billy Recce

Daniel Schwartzberg

Gabe Crawford

Natalie DeSavia

ARTICLESEPISODE CLIPS

The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case

Where Baby Lindbergh Was Found (1932)

The Lindbergh Kidnapping - Reel 1 (1930–1939)

1935 Trial of Bruno Hauptmann

Lindbergh Baby Case Aka the Lindbergh Kidnapping - Reel 2

Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping/ Bruno Hauptmann Trial, 1932–35

ADDITIONAL MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS

“Happy Bee” and "Bad Idea (Clean)”

• Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

• Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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Additional Sound Effects from Final Cut Pro, iLife, and Logic Pro