Charley Ross was only four years old when he and his brother, Walter, were abducted from their front yard while out enjoying the weather.

Their abductors released Walter, but Charley never surfaced.

When a ransom note arrived, his parents were horrified—and they didn’t have the money to meet the list of demands.

Charley’s story was a media sensation that shook the nation.

This is part two.

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