Long before Amber Alerts and DNA databases, one crime captivated and horrified America like no other — the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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🗓️ On March 1, 1932, the child was snatched from his nursery in New Jersey. A crude ransom note was left behind. Despite paying $50,000 in ransom, the toddler was later found dead in the woods, just a few miles from the family estate.
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🚨 After two years of manhunts, handwriting analysis, and marked bills, authorities arrested Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant and carpenter, who was found with some of the ransom money hidden in his garage.
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⚖️ He was convicted and executed in 1936, but to this day, many question whether he acted alone — or if he was even guilty at all.
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🧩 Some believe it was an inside job. Others suggest multiple conspirators.
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💬 Do you believe Hauptmann was the real kidnapper — or just the fall guy?
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