When was charles lindbergh son kidnapped

To my knowledge, Elizabeth Jr older sister was not questioned by anyone at any time — she died in Dec. Household staff never expressed their thoughts. Within a few years , Elsie the cook died , Violet Sharp, maid died claimed suicide???

There is no doubt that Hauptmann wrote the notes, made the ladder, and had some of the ransom money in his possession. When it was discovered that Hauptmann did not write the ransom notes those in charge made the Hauptmann specimens disappear and replaced by the true author. The remains of a young child came from a morgue with the assistance of a medical doctor. At trial it was easy to find false witnesses during a difficult economy. You cannot change what was published many years ago. It is not a matter of belief , it is a matter of fact.

If you choose to research this case you will be busy for the next l0 years. On occasion, Breckinridge would bring in Lindbergh as a guest. Everyone wanted to meet Lindbergh that is how Tom met Lindbergh they met. The 3 piece ladders?? In a way, Wolfe was writing parts of his life into the ransom notes.

Subjects necessary to complete the story, Forensic handwriting identification, early American and English literature spelling ; First year Latin; Railroads of the early 20th century; early police reports and complete study of the trial transcript found at Yale U. I really hope someone will answer because I really would like to discuss this. It would be the find of the century. I read your article today belatedly it seems regarding the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. I read about this whilst in bed with bronchitis in and something stuck in my head.

It was the account of a visitor to the Lindbergh home who saw Mr Lindbergh behave cruelly to his son, and that child having taken such a liking to the visitor, he wept and cried to be allowed to go with him. It stayed in my mind: the book is 50 Great Disasters That Shocked The World an awfully strange choice of book for a 7 year old invalide perhaps. The book is still in my possession 60 years later. The person who reported his misgivings was Mr Will Rogers who visited the family with his wife two weeks before the kidnapping.

He said the dad was pitching sofa pillows at the toddler, knocking him to the ground. Rogers joked, Lindy are you rehearsing him for forced landings? After the fourth time of being knocked over, the child saw it coming and dropped of his own accord. I believe the maid had an inkling and killed herself with that guilty knowledge. I think Lindbergh wanted public sympathy and money. His second child was already on his way. I believe an innocent man was executed.

Eventually, Lindbergh would retrieve the baby, laughing at his cruel joke. But the last time was the death of the baby. When he went to get the baby, the baby was in a coma close to death, apparently having suffocated. This documentation should still be available somewhere.

Many people believed Lindbergh was quite capable of killing his son because of the type of man he was. I happened to get a box of Adm Byrd stored and sealed for 50 years. Inside was many telegrams from FDR. The way to break the code was on back. At the time Lindberg was a communist, FDR did want him as president.

There is a letter from Lindberg in this box. He said he was dishearted and wasnt going to run after all. He and wife moved in there for a few months. Now why? The WH is the safest place to be. In the pictures, there were hundreds in the box, there is a picture of a hotel room, there is what looks like blood all over the floor. There is something that appears to be a diaper. This was kept from the public this entire time. And I believe the govt at the time was involved to keep Lindberg from running for president because at the time he was the darling of America.

There is some very strange things in box. I have the telegrams from FDR and he went to stay at Byrd compound immediately. He guided what he wanted down to the china pattern.

I have that telegram and more. I have a letter from Lindberg. I have a very suspicious picture. Do you know if the baby had a doll taken also?

There may be a doll in this pic but hard to tell, black and white. Did you want the pic or what did you need, have everything Byrd wrote in his expeditions too. Thank you, Sharon it very well looks set up when you look at the evidence never made public.

Byrd, Lindberg were friends — FDR did not like Lindberg because he was going to run for President and he thought he could win. I can find no where that says FDR stayed at his compound. Seems the WH is safer.

There is more to this case. FDR was friends with Byrd but Lindberg was an enemy. In the film clips of Chas. Lindberg and his wife, Anne Morrow. They were too cool, stressed and reserve. His widow tried to clear his name for the rest of her life. I have been interested in the Lindbergh Kidnapping for years. This was a fortune in What does Hauptman do? He turns it down! Think about it.

This theory makes no sense. No parent, no matter how much of a practical joker they are, ever wakes a sleeping baby. Especially one who is ill. Notice the time! Kidnapping was a big crime back then. People were desperate for money and they knew the Lindberghs had it. Much more logical to follow the money.

I am a forensic document examiner with 44 years of experience in the subject of questioned documents. For me the nucleus of this case were the l5 ransom notes what included correct spelling of 65 words taken from the Renaissance period and were mistakenly accepted as poor spelling and that was only the beginning.

She was so frightened that she left the state that night in disguise. Albert Osborn, the dean of questioned documents, never mentioned this very important aspect. Upon analyzing every aspect of the ransom notes, I concluded they were written by a highly educated person which turned out to be Thomas Clayton Wolfe who deliberately left many clues to his identity.

My research from the beginning stretched into 23 years ending with two books clearing Richard Hauptmann. This is to Ana — you are a forensic specialist. If i sent you a copy of this pic, and the letter from lindberg and maybe some documentation, could you please analyze?

How much do you charge for this? Thank you. Is the German guy definitely the one who collected the ransom? If so how did he get the ransom note in the crib so soon? My mother was a young adult during this event. She has always said it was inside job, and that a mentally ill family member was the likely kidnapper. The fact that the family was at that house on a Tuesday, which had never happened before, leads me to think there was some sort of inside job was involved.

Otherwise how would the kidnapper know they were going to be there? He claimed to be holding it for a friend, Isidore Fisch, who had since died. Despite his pleas of innocence, Hauptmann was indicted in October for the murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Sixty thousand people -- reporters, novelists, movie stars, and society matrons -- crammed into tiny Flemington.

The town had one hotel and one bar to accommodate some of the biggest names in journalism, Walter Winchell, Fanny Hurst, and Damon Runyon among them. Hauptmann was defended by Edward "Big Ed" Reilly, a flamboyant attorney who was reputed to have seen his better days. Both Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh were called as witnesses. Charles testified that he recognized Hauptmann's voice from the night that he and Condon had delivered the ransom money to the cemetery.

When Hauptmann took the stand he denied all involvement with the crimes. He went on to say that he had been beaten by the police and forced to alter the way he wrote so that his handwriting matched that found in the ransom note. Testimony ended in early February of Following 11 hours of deliberation, the jury found Hauptmann guilty of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to death.

At p. Right up to that moment doubts about Hauptmann's guilt existed. Appeals were made all the way to the Supreme Court. None were successful. The Governor of New Jersey himself voiced doubts about the verdict. Following Hauptmann's death, some reporters and independent investigators came up with numerous questions regarding the way the investigation was run and the fairness of the trial.

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