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The Ladder, The Note, The Execution: Who Killed Lindbergh's Son? | The Evidence Room
In this episode of The Evidence Room, host Cynthia Bandeville dissects the harrowing 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., widely known as the 'Crime of the Century.' This true crime deep dive explores the meticulous investigation that led to the arrest, trial, and eventual execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant and carpenter who became the primary suspect. Listeners will be taken back to Highfields, New Jersey, where a homemade ladder was used to breach a nursery window, leaving behind a ransom note demanding $50,000—a fortune at the time—and setting…
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