EP02 | The Great Aviator

About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of Charles Lindbergh's character in relation to the investigation of his son's kidnapping.

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

Topics covered

• Lindbergh kidnapping
• investigation
• celebrity culture
• mystery
• heroism
• family dynamics

Keywords

• Lindbergh
• kidnapping
• investigation
• mystery
• celebrity
• behavior
• police

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