The Trail Went Cold - Episode 473 - The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, Part 4

About this episode

The episode explores the infamous Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping case and provides an analysis of the conviction of Bruno Richard Hauptmann.

March 1, 1932. East Amwell Township, New Jersey. 20-month old Charles Lindbergh Jr., the son of renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh, is abducted from his crib in the nursery of his home and a note is left behind demanding a $50,000 ransom for the baby’s safe return. Even though the ransom is eventually paid out to an unidentified man at a cemetery in the Bronx, the child is not returned and his body is found in a wooded area located just over four miles from the Lindbergh residence. His cause of death is a fractured skull and it is believed that he was killed on the very same night he was kidnapped. Over two years later, a suspect named Bruno Richard Hauptmann is charged, convicted and executed for the child’s murder. However, some people believe that Hauptmann was railroaded and even though nearly a century has passed, there is still a lot of controversy and debate surrounding one of the most famous cases of all time. To commemorate the milestone of our ten-year anniversary as a podcast, “The Trail Went Cold” will be presenting our very first special four-part episode and exploring the crime known as the “Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping”. During our first three episodes, we shared all…

People in this episode

Host: Robin Warder

Topics covered

• kidnapping
• true crime
• historical case
• controversy
• analysis

Keywords

• Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
• Bruno Richard Hauptmann
• true crime
• Charles Lindbergh
• abduction
• murder
• controversy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: East Amwell Township, New Jersey

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