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The Ladder, The Note, and The Tragedy of Charles Jr. | The Missing Files
In this episode of The Missing Files, host Sally Calhoun examines the harrowing abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., a crime that captivated the world in 1932 and fundamentally altered American justice. The story begins on March 1st at Highfields, the New Jersey home of Colonel Charles Lindbergh, where their twenty-month-old son is taken from his crib under the cover of night. A handwritten ransom note demanding $50,000 and a crude wooden ladder left behind become the central pieces of evidence in what became known as the 'Crime of the Century.' This narrative dissects the…
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