Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping by Hannah Brockhausen https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua Questioned Document Project en-us 2018-01-03 13:18:42 UTC 2026-02-11 02:41:06 UTC hello@padlet.com The Victim 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218475722 Name: Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.
Age: 20 months 
*Son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh]]> 2018-01-03 13:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218475722 The Crime 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218476874 When: March 1, 1932 @ 9:00 p.m.
(Parents discovered the child missing @ 10:00 p.m.)
Where: The child's nursery in the Lindbergh family's home in Hopewell, New Jersey]]> 2018-01-03 13:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218476874 The Ransom Notes 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218478456 -The first ransom note was found on the Nursery's window sill and demanded $50,000 
-Over the course of the negotiations between Dr. John Condon, the Lindbergh's approved liaison, and the kidnapper's "representative" named "John", an additional 12 notes were left.
-The eventual ransom amount was raised to $70,000 

]]> 2018-01-03 13:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218478456 The First Ransom Note 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218480860 2018-01-03 13:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218480860 The Evidence 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218861608 The Scene:
-ransom Note (demanding $50,000)
-traces of mud on the nursery floor
-footprints by the nursery window
-ladder used to enter the window (one section was broken during the crime)
Other: 
The additional ransom notes]]> 2018-01-04 22:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218861608 The Suspect 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218861640 "John" --> Bruno Richard Hauptmann

-Handwriting examination revealed the suspect to be of German nationality
-Marked bill from the ransom found at gas station--> license plate matched to Hauptmann, a German immigrant & carpenter (explains the type of ladder)
-Dr. Condon's description of "John" matched Hauptmann's profile]]> 2018-01-04 22:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/218861640 Discovery of the Body 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/222183123 -The kidnappers arranged for the ransom money to be dropped off 
-Once it was delivered, the Lindberghs were told their baby was in a boat called Nelly off the coast of MA
-Despite extensive search, the boat and baby were not found
-Soon after, the baby's body was discovered less than a mile from the home & medical exam ruled he died the night of the kidnapping]]> 2018-01-17 18:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/222183123 Trial, Conviction, & Legacy 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/222189257 -The prosecution had weak evidence besides the marked money (handwriting analysis; connected Hauptmann to the type of wood in the ladder)
-Evidence & public pressure led the jury to convict & sentence Hauptmann to death
-In the aftermath, kidnapping was made a federal offense ]]> 2018-01-17 18:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/222189257 Interesting Fact! 358860 https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/222192389 The execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann was highly controversial at the time of his trial and sentencing. Some believe he was wrongly executed due to an unfair trial powered by "mob mentality".]]> 2018-01-17 18:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/358860/kwi1ffy0ioua/wish/222192389