EP06 | May The Best Conspiracy Win
About this episode
In the final episode of The Lindbergh Conspiracies, Joe and Poppy revisit the case’s most compelling theories and discuss ongoing legal battles regarding DNA testing on ransom notes.
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
People in this episode
Hosts: Joe, Poppy
Topics covered
- Lindbergh case
- conspiracy theories
- DNA testing
- legal battles
- historical analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead, Scapegoat: The Lonesome Death of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, The Airman and the Carpenter, Hauptmann’s Ladder, Crime of the Century, Beneath the Winter Sycamores, The Case That Never Dies, Lindbergh, Lindbergh’s Baby, The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Suspect No. 1
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