I am a forensic document examiner with 44 years of experience in the subject of questioned documents. And the location in the woods where the body was found reeks of Charles Lindbergh, who knew that road like the back of his hand and would have no problem hiding his sons body in the dark. On the way down, they speculated, he accidentally dropped the boy to his death, which would account for an extensive skull fracture. The child had a larger head than normal, and he showed other symptoms indicative of rickets. Partly because of Lindbergh's worldwide popularity, this became the most famous crime of the 1930s, and it was a major subject of newspaper attention. He died in the electric chair in April 1936 after refusing a last-minute offer to reduce his sentence to life in prison without parole in exchange for a confession. Our American hero had left the country. I think Violet Sharpe killed herself, rather than confess to information she had on Charles Lindbergh, and the babys disappearance. Elon's son Nevada died of SIDS at 10 weeks old. In life, he says, we tend to take a few facts and extrapolate an image of someone from that. They found nothing. 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. Kidnapping was a big crime back then. What they needed was an eyewitness who could place Lindbergh in Hopewell early in the evening on March 1, 1932. Interesting! I can attest that sound travels well through this 14 room/5 bathroom country house. [1] Hauptmann continued to insist he was innocent. As one of the only writers to tour the Lindbergh house near Hopewell, New Jersey AND photograph this infamous crime scene, my perspective is different from others who have delved into The Crime of the Century. Charles A. Lindbergh's 20-month-old son was kidnapped and killed by Bruno Richard Hauptmann in 1932. But where to find him? )Isador Fisch (friend Uhlig)lived 532 E 157 and 149 E 127 near Knoll?8. I know he was a prankster although perhaps not a very kind prankster but perhaps the baby was used in some sort of a joke which backfired or perhaps Lindburg was jealous of the little boy with the blonde curls who was starting off on his adventure in life and didnt have to prove anything to anyone. The way to break the code was on back. Indeed, all communication after the kidnapping stressed that the gang was well organized and had been planning the abduction for some time. Eventually, Lindbergh would retrieve the baby, laughing at his cruel joke. But he also found there was another side to Lindbergh. In the early 70s I read documentation that many of the detectives during that time belived that Lindbergh did indeed accidently kill his son & framed Hauptmann. No Ben Lupicas were listed in the phone book, and Princeton Academy no longer existed. I also wondered how Hauptmann could have automatically known the right window to climb into in order to abduct the child, since he had never been in the house before. I would not be surprised to find that he told many more lies, deceived many more people, and was responsible for his little boys death. In retrospect, Ahlgren identified nine factors of evidence that ultimately sent Hauptmann to the electric chair. Lindbergh rejected an NYPD plan to stake out the ransom drop at the cemetery. )Dennis Doyle knew both Jacob Nosovitsky & wally Stroh and Doyle who lived Mayflower near St raymond cemetery?6. But they didnt stop reading. Im waiting for the truth to come out. When he went through the record, Ahlgren was appalled by what he found. Only Charles, Anne, their three servants, and some servants at the Morrow mansion in Englewood NJ knew that the family would be staying at the Hopewell house on a Tuesday nightand only after Lindbergh decided they would remain there past Sunday for the FIRST time ever. (2) Christies MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS made a great book and movie (1970s version), but one wonders how close Agatha the Great ever came, in her own mind, to the real answer. Other things didnt add up. Hauptmann, who spoke English with difficulty, wasnt given a translator. The women searched the house for 20 frantic minutes before Lindbergh admitted the hoax. The motive would be Lindbergh not wanting to be known as fathering a defective child attitudes were dufferent at the time. Even though a man was convicted and executed, the police, prosecution, and press were never able to revealprecisely who the kidnapper was and what preparations and methods he, or they, employed. People can lie but behavior never lies. And in 1933 gold certificates could be bought for 25 cents on the dollar, an excellent margin for a sleazy speculator like Fisch. He ordered that no one touch it until the police arrived in order to preserve fingerprints. Yet on this night in question, he blew off this social function without even notifying them. Why did Lindbergh call to say he would be late, and then strangely honk his horn when he arrived home at 8:25 PM? Charles and Anne Lindbergh between 1932 and 1945 had five other children, all of whom grew to adulthood. That doesnt mean he wasnt involved and that he was sure nothing would happen during the kidnapping.. What if this loftiest of high profile crimes was merely just another missing child murdered by his parents? 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. If i sent you a copy of this pic, and the letter from lindberg and maybe some documentation, could you please analyze? Charles Augustus Lindbergh III was born on June 22, 1930. He might also be able to approach the house without alerting the dog. At 20 months, he should have been walking Im wondering if he may have been more disabled than reported (one would think this may upset lindy). If this happened, the dead baby would be one from a nearby orphanage a recent grave dug up. Hauptmann alone kidnapped and murdered the baby. Musk's shitposting attracts the masses the same way Lindbergh's landings did as he toured the world. Before marrying the middle daughter of Ambassador Dwight Morrow in 1929, he first courted Annes older sister Elizabeth, but dumped her for Anne within several months. Just like the man himself. Meanwhile, Lindbergh who had sat in German dictator Adolph Hitlers box at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin initially called for Americans to stay out of World War II but stopped advocating that publicly after the December 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor. During his career he had defended people like Hauptmann, who were too poor to pay for their defense. I just wonder HOW the kidnapper knew to go to that house, that night. The pair met in a Goffstown courtroom in the late 1970s. Is it possible that Lindbergh, being the practical joker that he was, had a secret entrance built into the house only he knew of? Why was Lindberg allowed to control the investigation? Great article, just have one more point to possibly add. Seems the WH is safer. These are strictly my own wild imaginations, but Lucky Lindy was a cruel, hateful man underneath the veneer as evidenced by his mean pranks. On March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh Jr., the son . In March 1932 the Lindberghs' two-year-old son, Charles Augustus, Jr., was kidnapped from their home near Hopewell, New Jersey, and a short time later was found murdered. None of it made sense. And when the Governor offered to commute his death sentence for the same confession, he tearfully told Hoffman he had nothing to confess. He attached a note asking Monier what he thought. They were dead on there!! Given the police limitations and Lindberghs stature as one of the most famous men in the world, few objected when the aviator took virtual control of the investigation not even when he threatened to shoot any police officer who disobeyed his orders or when he used his political muscle to discourage the FBIs involvement in the case. The feat captured the public's. Besides, how could he have known that the Lindberghs were still there, a day after they usually would have left to go back to their usual residence? But did this sudden adulation go to his head? Its not inconceivable that Lindbergh killed his child, accidently or not. Gardner notes the abduction took place during an era when criminals, often gang members, routinely kidnapped family members of the rich and famous to supplement their incomes. Did Lindbergh conspire to kidnap and kill his own son? Construction began on a rambling French manor house on 500 acres outside Hopewell. Surprisingly, the mob was fairly cooperative. Around 8:25, 45 minutes later than usual, Lindbergh pulled up the driveway, honking his horn. He was accused of collaboration with the Nazis after France was liberated but died at age 71, in November 1944, before he could go to trial. This would be considered to be perfectly normal in the rest of the world for a rich and successful man. Also, the location was extremely isolated in 1932 and still is today. )Paul Wendel sign confession witness by Ellis Parker?4. I wish we had taken him home and kept him said Rogers after he heard the news. The thumb guard from babys hand was found in the gravel drive later. )Richard Hauptman 30 min away who had car green dodge at 1279 E 222nd Bronx? She has always said it was inside job, and that a mentally ill family member was the likely kidnapper. All views, thoughts and opinions expressed in article text belongs solely to the article author. Yet all the evidence at the crime scene in Hopewell suggested that the removal of the child could have been an inside job. But the damage was done. Help men might have been less than a perfect human being but I dont see how he planned on getting rid of the baby and coming up with the money unless getting rid of the baby was never part of his plan. Pearlmans book says that Lindbergh, who was far more of a Nazi sympathizer than Carrel before World War II, convinced Carrel during the Nazi occupation of France in 1940 to take a job overseeing the French Vichy governments French Foundation for the Study of Human Problems.. Lindbergh on April 2, 1932, paid a $50,000 ransom for his sons return, which included gold certificates that were about to be withdrawn from circulation. Im not sure nor am I speculating exactly what happened but I do feel that the father had something big to do with his sons demise. This theory makes no sense. I accidentally ran into this story today after thinking about the Linberg case over the weekend. Then Lindbergh might have driven the baby away from the house, killed him in the woods, hidden the body in the canvas bag and carried it a longer distance from the house to hide it. Byrd, Lindberg were friends FDR did not like Lindberg because he was going to run for President and he thought he could win. The handwriting experts did not receive Hauptmanns true exemplars . Lloyd C. Gardner, professor of history emeritus, points to Lindberghs fascination with Social Darwinism and evidence that health problems plaguing his 20-month-old son Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. suggested the child was far from perfect. Unfortunately, a TARNISHED AMERICAN HERO. At about 10 pm, the child's nurse discovered that Charlie Jr. was missing from his crib, then frantically alerted Lindbergh and Anne. Visit our. When Betty Gow found the empty crib at 10 PM, both she and Anne assumed Lindbergh had taken the child as a practical joke, as he had done several weeks before by hiding him in a closet. Lindbergs obsession with Eugenics may have been his motivation. Another was 87 years old and partially blind. But his wife did alibi him for the murder. It says all three women had been put in touch with LIndbergh when they let it be known they would like to bear his children. Gardner had painstakingly researched the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Little Eaglet, son of the American hero-aviator and his socially prominent wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I believe that I do have the murder pic before the baby was found. About 350 pages are actual text, with the rest being photos, appendices, exhibits and end notes, Pearlman said. For two months the investigation went nowhere. Years later, a friend of his wife was quoted as saying If he hadnt made that flight, hed be running a gas station in Minnesota.. They had some reservations. According to Behn, who says he obtained access to Governor Hoffmanns papers during the eight years he spent researching his book, the child was killed by one of Anne Lindberghs close family relatives. In highlighting his secretive nature, Pearlman writes that Lindbergh also fathered seven other children, unknown to his family back in the United States. How would an outsider know which window to go to? If the defense had admitted his involvement in the extortion attempt, they would have eliminated most of the testimony against him. All rights reserved. Then on May 12, 1932, the lifeless child was found in the woods less than three miles from Lindberghs estate. Lindbergh identified the body, then ordered its cremation without delay. The book is 575 pages long. To them he was a minor character. Could he have snuck up by that entrance (which accounts for no muddy footprints in the place), taken the baby.etc etc??? The defense had almost no money for expert witnesses and no access to police records, both of which would be standard practice today. Lindbergh left instructions that his son was to be put to bed at 8 PM, and that no one should disturb him or enter the nursery until 10 PM. And WHY on earth did Lindbergh order his son to be cremated immediately after HE made the identification? The pilot nearly died. Could he have done it for the fame? I do not believe that help me and was completely innocent I do think he might have had something to do with the money that was found on his person as well as in his garage, but Im not sure that a carpenter who had very few skills and thinking beyond the obvious could have planned and plotted the kidnapping of this baby. Is there any way you can send the pictures? Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful. Right away, FDR gave Byrd instructions on how he wanted the upstairs to look at the Byrd Compound. And daredevil Lindbergh, a former stunt pilot, and wing walker, would have thought nothing about using a rickety ladder to gain entrance to his own home to remove his child. That date also marks the first time that Lindbergh inadvertently missed a public speaking engagement. All the evidence BEFORE Hauptmanns capture indicated a well-prepared gang was involvedat least in the NY extortion case. Visit his website at www.jttownsend.com and his Facebook page: JT Townsend True Crime Detective. Although at the time of his arrest there was no further evidence linking Hauptmann to the murder, the police decided that he was the killer. Later he admitted to Hoffmann that his testimony was due in part to a desire to share in the reward money. The New York Daily Mirror hired lawyer Ed Reilly to represent Hauptmann and to provide an exclusive news pipeline. He was a Narcissist. She talked in a recent interview with The Topeka Capital-Journal about how Lindbergh known as the Lone Eagle became an international hero after he completed the first nonstop intercontinental flight from New York to Paris in 1927. Lindbergh might well have felt like Abraham offering the Almighty his son Isaac not to the Biblical God but to the God of Science with Carrel as the chosen instrument, it said. Ahlgren cant explain why he mailed Monier the article. In making the case that Lindbergh was willing to sacrifice his first-born son for science, Pearlmans book says Lindbergh never shed a tear over the toddlers death. Just a thought!! While seven months pregnant in 1930, Anne flew with Charles for two weeks in an open cockpit at high altitude. Makes me wonder what evidence or leads may have been found if police had been able to conduct an investigation without Lindberghs controls. Instead of becoming the main suspect, aviator and international celebrity Charles A. Lindbergh was put in charge of the investigation when he reported in 1932 that his toddler son had been snatched from their New Jersey home. Lindberghs new home, named Highfields,was in an isolated area of the Sourland Mountains near Hopewell NJ. A few points: Lindbergh being in the courtroom isnt a big deal (Fred Goldman famously sat through the entire OJ trial), it was that he was at the prosecution table and armed which was unusual. Benvenutti, Pearlmans daughter, said two books she found at KUs Anschutz Library strongly support her mothers theory about Lindberghs sons death. Quite a few people have claimed they were the missing Lindbergh baby. Ten weeks after the kidnapping, on May 12, the body of a toddler was found partially buried in the woods near the Lindbergh home. One, who had just been fired from his job for stealing company funds, had been unable to identify Hauptmann in a photographic lineup and misdescribed his car prior to the trial. But a dispassionate look at the available evidence shows that Lindbergh is definitely a plausible suspect. When their firstborn child was kidnapped and murdered in March 1932, Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh became the most famous couple in America. Lindbergh would know which window was unlatched and that no one would be in the nursery after eight. An open cockpit at high altitude the location was extremely isolated in 1932 he had defended people like,... 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