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626:. These documents, along with 34,000 pages of FBI files, which, although discovered in 1981, had not been disclosed to the public, represented a windfall of previously undisclosed information. As a direct result of this new evidence, Anna Hauptmann again amended her civil complaint on July 14, 1986, to clear her late husband's name by continuing to assert that he was "framed from beginning to end" by the police looking for a suspect. She suggested that the rail of the ladder taken from the attic, where they used to live in 1935, was planted by the police, and that the ransom money was left behind by Isidor Fisch, who was possibly the real kidnapper. Fisch applied for a passport on May 12, 1932, the same day that the Lindbergh baby was found dead. On December 9, 1933, he sailed for Germany, taking with him "$ 600 to buy 484:
had been murdered by his confederates. However, during the trial, "Condon did identify Hauptmann, although he took a pounding from the defense for his earlier failure to do so", and later claimed that he had "immediately recognized John". His initial description of "John" as a person "in his thirties, 5'9" tall, and 165 pounds and spoke with a distinct German accent turned out to be a fair description of Hauptmann."
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Today, the Lindbergh phenomenon is a giant hoax perpetrated by people who are taking advantage of an uninformed and cynical public. Notwithstanding all of the books, TV programs, and legal suits, Hauptmann is as guilty today as he was in 1932 when he kidnapped and killed the son of Mr and Mrs Charles
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Turrou that Hauptmann was not "John", the man whom Condon claimed he had passed the ransom money to in St. Raymond's Cemetery. He further stated that Hauptmann looked different (for instance that he had different eyes, was heavier, and had different hair), and that "John" was actually dead because he
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During the trial, Hauptmann was identified as the man who received the ransom money, the man who had spent some of the ransom gold certificates, and as a man seen near the Lindbergh home on the day of the kidnapping. He had been absent from work on the day of the ransom payment and had quit his job
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Several books have been written proclaiming Hauptmann's innocence. These books variously criticize the police for allowing the crime scenes to become contaminated, Lindbergh and his associates for interfering with the investigation, Hauptmann's trial lawyers for ineffectively representing him, and
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Other coverage has said that certain witnesses were intimidated, and some claim that the police planted or doctored evidence, such as the ladder; or that the police doctored Hauptmann's time cards and ignored fellow workers who stated that Hauptmann was working the day of the kidnapping. These and
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While waiting in a car nearby, Lindbergh heard the voice of "John" calling to Condon during the ransom drop-off, but never saw him. Although he testified before the Bronx grand jury that he heard only the words "Hey, Doc!", and that it would be very difficult to say he could recognize a man by his
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Erastus Mead Hudson was a fingerprint expert who knew about the then-rare silver nitrate process of collecting fingerprints from wood and other surfaces on which the previous powder method would not work. He found that Hauptmann's fingerprints were not on the wood, even in places that the man who
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In the latter part of the 20th century, the case against Hauptmann came under serious scrutiny. For instance, one item of evidence at his trial was a scrawled phone number on a board in his closet, which was the number of the man who delivered the ransom, John F. Condon. A juror at the trial said
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Evidence against Hauptmann included: $ 14,600 of the ransom money found in his garage; testimony alleging handwriting and spelling similarities to that found on the ransom notes; testimony that lumber used in constructing the ladder probably originated in Hauptmann's house; Condon's address and
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For the Lindbergh case, the revisionist movement began in 1976 with the publication of a book by a tabloid reporter named Anthony Scaduto. In Scapegoat, Scaduto asserts that the Lindbergh baby was not murdered and that Hauptmann was the victim of a mass conspiracy of prosecution perjury and
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deposited by a gas station was on the list of Lindbergh ransom bills. On the bill's margin, the attendant, who found the certificate suspicious, had written the license plate number of the customer's car, which turned out to be Hauptmann's. Hauptmann was placed under surveillance by the
326:. The friend wielded Hauptmann's army pistol during the commission of this crime. Hauptmann's other charges include burgling a mayor's house with the use of a ladder. Released after three years in prison, he was arrested three months later on suspicion of additional burglaries. 430:
Hauptmann's attorney, Edward J. Reilly, argued that the evidence against Hauptmann was entirely circumstantial, as no reliable witness had placed Hauptmann at the scene of the crime, nor were his fingerprints found on the ladder, the ransom notes, or anywhere in the nursery.
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argued that Hauptmann could not have received a fair trial because the press created an atmosphere of prejudice against him. Bommersbach noted that in those days, newspapers acted as both "judge and jury", and covered crime in a way that would be considered
260:. He was the youngest of five children. Neither he nor his family or friends used the name Bruno, although prosecutors in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial insisted on referring to him by that name. At the age of eleven, he joined the Boy Scouts ( 598:(1999) to address, at least in part, what he calls a "revision movement". In these texts, he explains in detail the evidence against Hauptmann. He provides an interpretation discussing both the pros and cons of that evidence. He concluded: 868:; this report also concerns the arrest of one Richard Bruno Hauptmann, charged with Extortion in connection with the $ 50, Thousand Lindbergh Ransom Money. September 25, 1934. New Jersey State Police Museum and Learning Center Archives. 423:
telephone number found written on the inside of one of Hauptmann's closets; and what appeared to be a hand-drawn sketch of a ladder found in one of Hauptmann's notebooks. Experts retained by the defense were never called to testify.
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Additionally, neither Lindbergh nor the go-between who delivered the ransom initially identified Hauptmann as the recipient. Condon, after seeing Hauptmann in a lineup at New York Police Department Greenwich Street Station, told
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made the ladder must have touched. Upon reporting this to a police officer and stating that they must look further, the officer said, "Good God, don't tell us that, Doctor!" The ladder was then washed of all fingerprints, and
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this was the one item that convinced him the most; according to some accounts, a reporter later admitted he had written the number himself. However, Hauptmann stated in court that he had written it but could not remember why.
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in September or October 1918; and that he was struck in the helmet by shrapnel from shelling, knocking him out so that he was left for dead. When he came to, he crawled back to safety and was back on duty that evening.
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Richard ("Bruno") Hauptmann Biography, Famous American Trials, Richard Hauptmann (Lindbergh Kidnapping) Trial by Douglas Linder, 2000 Famous Trials – UMKC School of Law – Prof. Douglas Linder –
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On September 19, Hauptmann realized he was being watched and attempted to escape, speeding and running through red lights. He was captured after finding himself blocked by a truck on
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For more than 50 years, Hauptmann's widow fought with the New Jersey courts without success to get the case re-opened. In 1982, the then 82-year-old Anna Hauptmann sued the
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became known as "The Crime of the Century". Both Hauptmann and his wife, Anna Hauptmann, proclaimed his innocence to his death, when he was executed in 1936 by
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refused her request that the federal judge considering the case should be disqualified because of judicial bias, and in 1984, the judge dismissed her claims.
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Hauptmann's widow, Anna, had his body cremated. Two Lutheran pastors conducted a private memorial service in German. A crowd of some 2,000 gathered outside.
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Hauptmann was convicted, however, and immediately sentenced to death. His appeals failed, though his execution was stayed twice while New Jersey Governor
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but was transferred to the 103rd Infantry Replacement Regiment upon his arrival. In 1918, Hauptmann was assigned to the 12th Machine Gun Company at
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Some authors suggest Lindbergh was involved in the kidnapping and/or death of his baby, including retired judge Lise Pearlman in her 2020 book
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After the war, Hauptmann and a friend robbed two women wheeling baby carriages they were using to transport food on the road between
1181: 753:, Autobiography: Unedited & Uncorrected (Translated). New Jersey State Police Museum and Learning Center Archives, May 4, 1935. 1396: 1369: 1715: 562:, in which he argued that Hauptmann had not kidnapped and murdered Lindbergh Jr. The book was made into the 1996 television film 376: 368:; a homemade ladder was found under the window of the child's room. The $ 50,000 demanded in a ransom note had been delivered by 193: 283:
Hauptmann's father died in 1917. During that same year, Hauptmann learned that his brother, Herman, had been killed fighting in
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in particular questioned much of the evidence, such as the origin of the ladder and the testimony of many of the witnesses.
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in November 1923, the 24-year-old Hauptmann was protected by a member of the established German community and worked as a
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Hauptmann, Bruno Richard. Statement. December 6, 1934. New Jersey State Police Museum and Learning Center Archives.
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Lindbergh, for his part, believed that Hauptmann must have been involved in the kidnapping and murder of his son.
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who was convicted of the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator
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Investigation concerning a recovered $ 10.00 U.S. gold certificate which is part of the Lindbergh Ransom Money
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Report of Examination of Ladder for the New Jersey State Police: Summary of Observations and Conclusions
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In 1985, more than 23,000 pages of Hauptmann-case police documents were found in the garage of the late
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Record Number 1 A 95/19 against Fritz Petzold and accomplice, County Court at Bautzen, June 17, 1919,
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the reliability of the witnesses and physical evidence presented at the trial. Scottish journalist
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Not all modern authors agree with these theories. Jim Fisher, a former FBI agent and professor at
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Note: Gold certificates were rapidly being withdrawn from circulation and were becoming rare
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Memorandum For File: Unknown Subjects – Kidnaping and Murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.
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On September 15, 1934, a bank teller realized that the serial number on a $ 10
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The Crime – The Case – The Challenge (What Was Wrong with the Lindbergh Case?)
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voice, he identified Hauptmann as having the same voice during his trial in
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The Ghosts of Hopewell: Setting the Record Straight in the Lindbergh Case
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Bleam, I. C. Prison Clerk, New Jersey State Prison. Death House Menu, "
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Ich bin absolut unschuldig an den Verbrechen, die man mir zur Last legt
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On the evening of March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh Jr., son of aviator
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Report to Mr James M. Fawcett: Examination of Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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Report to Mr James M. Fawcett: Examination of Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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Last meal served to Bruno Richard Hauptmann, #17400, April 3, 1936"
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Hauptmann v. Bornmann et al. USDC (NJ) Civil Action No. 86-2426
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The North American Review, Vol. 237, No. 1, January 1934, p. 55
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In her book about another high-profile trial of the 1930s, the
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Index


Kamenz
Saxony
German Empire
Trenton State Prison
Trenton, New Jersey
Execution by electrocution
Carpenter
murder-kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
Conviction(s)
First-degree murder
Kidnapping
Extortion
Death
electric chair
carpenter
Charles Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Lindbergh kidnapping
electric chair
Trenton State Prison
Kamenz
Dresden
Kingdom of Saxony
German Empire
Pfadfinderbund
France
World War I
Russia
Bautzen

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