The document summarizes the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in 1932. His parents were famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The 20-month old boy was kidnapped from his home in New Jersey and his nurse discovered him missing around 10pm. A ransom note was found demanding $50,000. Later, the boy's body was discovered. Bruno Hauptmann was eventually arrested and tried/convicted for his murder. The media heavily covered the story.

2. WHAT HAPPENED ?
• CHARLES AUGUSTUS LINDBERGH, JR., 20-MONTH-OLD SON OF THE FAMOUS AVIATOR AND ANNE MORROW
LINDBERGH, WAS KIDNAPPED ABOUT 9:00 P.M., ON MARCH 1, 1932, FROM THE NURSERY ON THE SECOND
FLOOR OF THE LINDBERGH HOME NEAR HOPEWELL, NEW JERSEY. THE CHILD'S ABSENCE WAS DISCOVERED
AND REPORTED TO HIS PARENTS, WHO WERE THEN AT HOME, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 P.M. BY THE
CHILD'S NURSE, BETTY GOW. A SEARCH OF THE PREMISES WAS IMMEDIATELY MADE AND A RANSOM NOTE
DEMANDING $50,000 WAS FOUND ON THE NURSERY WINDOW SILL. CHARLES LINDBERGH JR. WAS
LATER FOUND DEAD.

3. ABOUT THE FAMILY
• CHARLES LINDBERGH ( THE FATHER)– WAS THE FIRST MAN TO SUCCESSFULLY FLY OVER THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN NON-STOP.
• ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH – THE WIFE OF CHARLES LINDBERGH AND THE MOTHER OF THEIR SON
CHARLES LINDBERGH JR.

4. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE
• RANSOM NOTES
• CHISEL
• LADDER

5. POSSIBLE SUSPECTS ?
• VIOLET SHARP – THE HOUSE MAID ( SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE)
• JOHN F. CONDON – HE WAS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE KIDNAPPER AND THE LINDBERGH'S
• BRUNO RICHARD HAUPTMANN – THE KILLER OF CHARLES LINDBERGH JR

6. THE INVESTIGATION
• THE ONLY EVIDENCE WAS THE CHISEL, LADDER, RANSOM NOTE, AND THE BABY’S BODY.
• IT WAS WEIRD THAT JOHN F. CONDON HAD CONTACT WITH THE KIDNAPPERAND IT DIDN’T LEAD TO AN
ARREST.

7. ARREST
• IN SEPTEMBER 1934 A GAS ATTENDANT NOTES ONE OF THE GOLD CERTIFICATES USED AND REPORTS IT
TO THE POLICE.
• ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1934 BRUNO HAUPTMANN IS ARRESTED.

8. ROLE OF THE MEDIA
• THE MEDIA, PARTICULARLY THE NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO STATIONS, HADTHEIRREPORTERS
SURROUNDING THE LINDBERGH AND MORROW ESTATES AS WELL AS NJPOLICE STATIONS, WAITING FOR
NEWS, AND SOMETIMES CREATING NEWS IF THERE WAS NONE.

9. TRIAL
• CHARLES LINDBERGH’S ATTORNEY WAS HENRY C BRECKINRIDGE .
• BRUNO HAUPTMANN'S ATTORNEY WAS DAVID T WILENTZ.
• WITNESS: GAS CLERK , BETTY GOW.
• OUTCOME : BRUNO HAUPTMANN WAS CHARGED WITH 1ST DEGREE MURDER AND EXECUTED IN THE
ELECTRIC CHAIR.

10. ATTORNEY THEORIES / MY THOUGHTS
• THEY THINK THE HOUSE KEEPER VIOLET SHARP HELPED BRUNO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BABY.
• THERE WAS SUSPICION JOHN F CONDON WAS RESPONSIBLEBEING THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF TRUST
PLACED IN CONDON CONSIDERING HE HAD NO CONNECTION TO THE FAMILYAND THEY HAD JUST MET. HIS
BEHAVIOR WAS SUSPICIOUS TO POLICE. WHEN CONDON AND LINDBERGH SECRETLY MET WITH THE
KIDNAPPERS, HE DID NOTHING TO PREVENT THE KIDNAPPERS FROM GETTING AWAY.
• MY THOUGHTS : I COULD BELIEVE THAT VIOLET SHARP WAS APART OF THECRIME BEING THAT SHE
COMMITTED MURDER. MAYBE BECAUSE SHE WAS GUILTY.