Who was Behind the Lindbergh Kidnaping?
The Lindbergh kidnapping involved the abduction of the son of world famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Charles Lindbergh III was born on 22 June 1930 and kidnapped from his home on 1 March 1932. The kidnapping was the biggest story at the time, and the events surrounding the kidnapping and ransom demands were shambolic to say the least. Many books and articles have been written regarding who was behind the Lindbergh kidnapping. Speculations over the real culprit have been rife. Although two ransom demands were paid, only one man was ever convicted and sentenced to murder. Bruno Hauptmann was executed on 3 April 1936 for the kidnapping and murder of the toddler.
The Lindbergh kidnapping involved the abduction of the son of world famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Charles Lindbergh III was born on 22 June 1930 and kidnapped from his home on 1 March 1932. The kidnapping was the biggest story at the time, and the events surrounding the kidnapping and ransom demands were shambolic to say the least. Many books and articles have been written regarding who was behind the Lindbergh kidnapping. Speculations over the real culprit have been rife. Although two ransom demands were paid, only one man was ever convicted and sentenced to murder. Bruno Hauptmann was executed on 3 April 1936 for the kidnapping and murder of the toddler. Bruno Hauptmann never changed his plea of not guilty to the murder of the child. He was offered a last minute change of sentence to life imprisonment to confess to the murder, but refused. He was also offered $90,000 US dollars (USD) to confess by a newspaper. This was a huge sum at the time, which could have been used to tak
