Over 50 million people believe America's most treasured hero brutally murdered his own baby. The vile kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr, the adored child of America's most noble Charles Lindbergh, remains one of the most chilling crimes in American history. While the innocent baby was peacefully asleep, he was taken from his crib and then murdered by a sinister figure. The monstrous man who took and killed him asked for fifty thousand dollars in ransom money, which later helped identify him, due to the unique serial numbers. After analyzing the evidence, it is plain to see Lindbergh set up the kidnapping and Hauptmann kidnapped and murdered the Lindbergh baby. Charles Lindbergh hired Bruno Hauptmann to do the unthinkable act of …show more content…
would never be healthy. The Documentary Transcript also states, “There were rumors that Charlie had some physical problems. And if he did, this could be a sign that Lindbergh had inferior genes.” This quote conveys Lindbergh's motive of setting up a hitman for his own baby. America's perfect hero feared being seen as not so perfect. The evidence suggests that although Charles Lindbergh conducted the kidnapping, Hauptmann is the one who committed the act. There is ample evidence to prove this. The Documentary Transcript mentions, “Rail 16 is made of yellow pine. When police noticed that Hauptmann's attic contained yellow pine floorboards they asked Koehler to compare a sawed off board with rail 16.” This quote demonstrates how there was identical wood on both the ladder used in the Lindbergh baby's abduction, and the floorboards within Hauptmann's attic. Also “Hauptmann’s House” declares, “In the search of his apartment by police, a considerable amount of additional evidence that he was involved in the crime …show more content…
He could have made the ladder, particularly for the Lindbergh house. For example, make it as tall as the window, and wide enough so it would be the perfect measurements. Also, the same wood in his attic that was used for the making of the ladder shows he carefully assembled and planned the whole thing. These reasons provide enough evidence that demonstrates Hauptmann's guilt in the murder and abduction of the Lindbergh baby. The ransom letter stands as the most convincing proof among the many clues that indicate Hauptmann as the killer. “Hauptmann was found to be a German immigrant with a criminal record in his homeland. When Hauptmann was arrested, he had on his person a twenty dollar gold certificate. A search by police of Hauptmann's garage found over $14,000 of the ransom money.” This evidence comes from Hauptmann's house. This information shows that Hautmann possessed some of the ransom money. If he had a share of the money, then there is no doubt he was involved in the crime. In case notes day three it explains “Finally, on September 19, 1934 police arrested Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German-born
Alani king American literature Ms.gould The kidnapping of charles lindbergh son of famous aviator first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean and his wife anne morrow lindbergh was kidnapped about 9:00 p.m., on March 1, 1932, from there nursery that they had on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, New Jersey. The baby’s absence was discovered and reported to their parents, who were then at home, at approximately 10:00 p.m. by the child’s former nurse, Betty Gow. A search
Charles Lindbergh Jr. was the son of one of the most adored couples in the U.S. during the 1930s: Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Being the child of a very famous aviator, everybody knew that little Charlie was destined for fame. But before the little boy could even learn to chew his own food, he was kidnapped and murdered. On March 1, 1932, Charlie was snatched from his room at the Lindbergh residence in Hopewell, New Jersey. The kidnapper left a ransom note demanding fifty thousand dollars.