In the final episode of The Lindbergh Conspiracies, Joe and Poppy revisit the case’s most compelling theories one last time—from Robert Zorn’s claim that a German immigrant named John Knoll was the true mastermind, to Robert Cahill’s methodical argument that Bruno Hauptmann acted alone. They also follow one lawyer’s ongoing legal battle to secure DNA testing on the ransom notes. It’s a fight that could either settle the case once and for all—or add new fuel to the fire. 
Reading list: 
<ul>
<ul>
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Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead — Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1973)
</li>
 <li>
Scapegoat: The Lonesome Death of Bruno Richard Hauptmann — Anthony Scaduto (1976)
</li>
 <li>
The Airman and the Carpenter — Ludovic Kennedy (1985)
</li>
 <li>
Hauptmann’s Ladder — Richard T. Cahill Jr. (1986)
</li>
 <li>
Crime of the Century — Gregg Ahlgren & Stephen Monier (1993)
</li>
 <li>
Beneath the Winter Sycamores — Jim Bahm (2000)
</li>
 <li>
The Case That Never Dies — Lloyd C. Gardner (2004)
</li>
 <li>
Lindbergh — Thomas Doherty (2005)
</li>
 <li>
Lindbergh’s Baby — Candace Fleming (2011)
</li>
 <li>
The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Suspect No. 1 — Robert Zorn (2012)
</li>
 <li>
Suspect No. 1 — Lise Pearlman (2017)
</li>
 <li>
The Lindbergh Nanny — Mariah Fredericks (2020)
</li>
</ul>
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In the final episode of The Lindbergh Conspiracies, Joe and Poppy revisit the case’s most compelling theories one last time—from Robert Zorn’s claim that a German immigrant named John Knoll was the true mastermind, to Robert Cahill’s methodical argument that Bruno Hauptmann acted alone. They also follow one lawyer’s ongoing legal battle to secure DNA testing on the ransom notes. It’s a fight that could either settle the case once and for all—or add new fuel to the fire. Reading list: Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead — Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1973) Scapegoat: The Lonesome Death of Bruno Richard Hauptmann — Anthony Scaduto (1976) The Airman and the Carpenter — Ludovic Kennedy (1985) Hauptmann’s Ladder — Richard T. Cahill Jr. (1986) Crime of the Century — Gregg Ahlgren & Stephen Monier (1993) Beneath the Winter Sycamores — Jim Bahm (2000) The Case That Never Dies — Lloyd C. Gardner (2004) Lindbergh — Thomas Doherty (2005) Lindbergh’s Baby — Candace Fleming (2011) The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Suspect No. 1 — Robert Zorn (2012) Suspect No. 1 — Lise Pearlman (2017) The Lindbergh Nanny — Mariah Fredericks (2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final episode of The Lindbergh Conspiracies, Joe and Poppy revisit the case’s most compelling theories one last time—from Robert Zorn’s claim that a German immigrant named John Knoll was the true mastermind, to Robert Cahill’s methodical argument that Bruno Hauptmann acted alone. They also follow one lawyer’s ongoing legal battle to secure DNA testing on the ransom notes. It’s a fight that could either settle the case once and for all—or add new fuel to the fire.&nbsp;
Reading list:&nbsp;
<ul>
<ul>
 <li>
Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead — Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1973)
</li>
 <li>
Scapegoat: The Lonesome Death of Bruno Richard Hauptmann — Anthony Scaduto (1976)
</li>
 <li>
The Airman and the Carpenter — Ludovic Kennedy (1985)
</li>
 <li>
Hauptmann’s Ladder — Richard T. Cahill Jr. (1986)
</li>
 <li>
Crime of the Century — Gregg Ahlgren &amp; Stephen Monier (1993)
</li>
 <li>
Beneath the Winter Sycamores — Jim Bahm (2000)
</li>
 <li>
The Case That Never Dies — Lloyd C. Gardner (2004)
</li>
 <li>
Lindbergh — Thomas Doherty (2005)
</li>
 <li>
Lindbergh’s Baby — Candace Fleming (2011)
</li>
 <li>
The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Suspect No. 1 — Robert Zorn (2012)
</li>
 <li>
Suspect No. 1 — Lise Pearlman (2017)
</li>
 <li>
The Lindbergh Nanny — Mariah Fredericks (2020)
</li>
</ul>
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EP06 | May The Best Conspiracy Win

The investigation closes in on a German immigrant carpenter from the Bronx. When a chunk of the ransom money is discovered at his home, investigators think they’ve found a “smoking gun.” But is the evidence as airtight as it seems? Or is it a sign of a wider conspiracy that was never fully exposed? 
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The investigation closes in on a German immigrant carpenter from the Bronx. When a chunk of the ransom money is discovered at his home, investigators think they’ve found a “smoking gun.” But is the evidence as airtight as it seems? Or is it a sign of a wider conspiracy that was never fully exposed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The investigation closes in on a German immigrant carpenter from the Bronx. When a chunk of the ransom money is discovered at his home, investigators think they’ve found a “smoking gun.” But is the evidence as airtight as it seems? Or is it a sign of a wider conspiracy that was never fully exposed? 
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EP03 | Follow The Money

In the decades after the trial, a conclusion that once seemed certain begins to collapse. As Charles Lindbergh’s legacy darkens and a postwar America grows more suspicious of official narratives, new theories arise about what really happened—and who really killed the Lindbergh baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

In the decades after the trial, a conclusion that once seemed certain begins to collapse. As Charles Lindbergh’s legacy darkens and a postwar America grows more suspicious of official narratives, new theories arise about what really happened—and who really killed the Lindbergh baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the decades after the trial, a conclusion that once seemed certain begins to collapse. As Charles Lindbergh’s legacy darkens and a postwar America grows more suspicious of official narratives, new theories arise about what really happened—and who really killed the Lindbergh baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

EP05 | Suspect Number 1

Charles Lindbergh is not just the father of a kidnapped child—he is the most celebrated man on Earth, and increasingly the one shaping how the investigation unfolds. But behind the heroic image is a more complicated figure: both controlling and naive, and willing to overrule the police entrusted with finding his son. Does Lindbergh’s strange behavior hold any clues to the mystery? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Charles Lindbergh is not just the father of a kidnapped child—he is the most celebrated man on Earth, and increasingly the one shaping how the investigation unfolds. But behind the heroic image is a more complicated figure: both controlling and naive, and willing to overrule the police entrusted with finding his son. Does Lindbergh’s strange behavior hold any clues to the mystery? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Lindbergh is not just the father of a kidnapped child—he is the most celebrated man on Earth, and increasingly the one shaping how the investigation unfolds. But behind the heroic image is a more complicated figure: both controlling and naive, and willing to overrule the police entrusted with finding his son. Does Lindbergh’s strange behavior hold any clues to the mystery? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

EP02 | The Great Aviator

If the kidnapping was the Crime of the Century, then the trial that followed was the Trial of the Century. At the center of it all stands the accused—a man who insists on the stand that he is innocent. Nearly a hundred years later, we ask: Could he have been telling the truth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

If the kidnapping was the Crime of the Century, then the trial that followed was the Trial of the Century. At the center of it all stands the accused—a man who insists on the stand that he is innocent. Nearly a hundred years later, we ask: Could he have been telling the truth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the kidnapping was the Crime of the Century, then the trial that followed was the Trial of the Century. At the center of it all stands the accused—a man who insists on the stand that he is innocent. Nearly a hundred years later, we ask: Could he have been telling the truth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

EP04 | The Trial of the Century

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling premieres Tuesday, February 21, 2023.<a href="https://www.thefp.com/witchtrials">Learn more</a><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling">Read an essay by host Megan Phelps-Roper </a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling premieres Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Learn more Read an essay by host Megan Phelps-Roper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling&nbsp;premieres Tuesday, February 21, 2023.<a href="https://www.thefp.com/witchtrials" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn more</a><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read an essay by host Megan Phelps-Roper </a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Season 1  Trailer | The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

In our new season, Veteran reporter Joe Nocera investigates a 94-year-old crime that deserves a second look: the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.

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In our new season, Veteran reporter Joe Nocera investigates a 94-year-old crime that deserves a second look: the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. ---- The Free Press Investigates brings you gripping, deeply reported stories you can't find anywhere else—and the investigations others won’t dare to cover. You can also listen to our first series, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.

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