The title speaks for itself.

1. Ng Ding Xuan
1i3/18

2. So… what happened?
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 Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., twenty-month-old
son of the famous aviator and Anne Morrow
Lindbergh, was kidnapped
 Ransom notes were sent, either demanding more
money or giving instructions
 In the end, the baby was found dead
 The police carry out an investigation and uses the
ransom notes as a way to narrow down their
investigation

3. What role did the ransom
notes play in the case?
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 From the way that the ransom notes were written, it
can be proven all ransom notes were written by the
same person
 It could be told that the writer was of German
nationality, but he had spent some time in America
 Some of his other habits and demeanor could be seen
from his handwriting, and soon he was located

4. What did the investigators look
for when analyzing the notes?
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 They looked for the way each letter was written, and
by comparing it with the normal ones they could tell
that there was a difference
 For example:

5. Were the notes helpful in
determining the guilt of the suspect?
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 Yes, because they identified the background
information of this person, like his nationality, his
habits, his psychology
 By comparing these with the voice that had
negotiated for the ransom, they could compare the
two evidences
 Since it was a match, the suspect was found guilty

6. What conclusions did investigators
come to about the notes?
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They concluded from the notes that:
 All the ransom notes were written by the same
person
 The person was of German nationality but had spent
some time in America
 He is Scandinavian
 He is Hauptmann

7. Thank You
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