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Who’s got the baby?Lindbergh Baby Case
The family
O Father
O Charles Augustus Lindbergh
O He was an American aviator who made the
first solo, nonstop, fight across the Atlantic
Ocean
O Mother
O Anne Marlow
O Father
O Charles Augutus Lindbergh Jr.
O 20 month old baby
Baby-napped March 1, 1932
O Charles Augustus Lindbergh was
baby-napped right out of his
comfortable crib in his nursery.
Months after he was later found
dead.
Evidence Found at the scene
O Traces of mud were found
O Two sections of a ladder were found up
against the window. Two sections were
split where it joined together, which
indicated it had been broken
O A ransom note demanding $50,000
Suspects
O Dr. Condon– retired school teacher who
helped as the middle man with the
Lindbergh’s and kidnappers
O Violet Sharpe – maid for the Lindbergh’s
who committed suicide during the
investigation
O Betty Gow – the nurse for the Lindbergh’s
and she was the last person to see the
child
Investigation
O The President ordered all govt. investigation agencies to help the investigation
O It was led by the New Jersey Police Department and the FBI
O Charles Lindbergh used his fame to get access to information
O They searched the Hauptman’s house and found some ransom money and Dr. Condon’s phone number
O He was then arrested and the case went to trial
$Money$
O There were 13 notes given to the
Lindbergh family
O It started at 50,000, then 70,000, then
nearly 100,000
Trial
O Went down in Flemington, New Jersey
O Defense attorney was Edward J. ReillyO Witnesses:
O Bruno Hauptmann
O Peter Sommer
O Prosecution was David WilentzO Witnesses:
O Anne Lindbergh
O Col. Charles Lindbergh
O Betty Gow
O Dr. John Condon
Guilt
O Hauptmann was found guilt of first degree
murder.
O Sentenced to death
O Was appealed, but then executed on April
3rd 1936
Alternate theories
O Inside Job
O Many people feel like it was planned, because of the exactness of the break in. The housekeeper Violet Sharp was a suspect because she was the one there dealing with the baby.
O Organized Crime
O Lindbergh has a lot of authority over the investigation and was often holding information back making the police not be able to establish leads. He ignored the ransom letters. Then he was talking with men from the mob.
My opinion
I think that they caught the right guy, but all
in all it was a crazy situation. There was a
lot of conspiracy, but the evidence used
against Hauptmann was definitely pointing
the finger at him, and he is the man that
deserved what he had coming for him.
