Charles Lindbergh Kidnapping Research Paper

Alani king

American literature

Ms.gould

The kidnapping of charles lindbergh son of famous aviator first person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean and his wife anne morrow lindbergh was kidnapped about 9:00 p.m., on March 1, 1932, from there nursery that they had on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, New Jersey. The baby’s absence was discovered and reported to their parents, who were then at home, at approximately 10:00 p.m. by the child’s former nurse, Betty Gow. A search of the premises was immediately made and a ransom note demanding $50,000 was found on the nursery window sill. After the Hopewell police were notified, the report was telephoned immediately to the New Jersey State Police, who then assumed charge

Footprints, nearly impossible to measure, were found under the nursery window. Two sections of the ladder had been used in reaching the window, one of the two sections was split or broken where it joined the other, indicating that the ladder had broken during the ascent or descent. There were no blood stains in the nursery, nor were there any fingerprints.all of the household and neighboring employees were questioned and investigated. Colonel Lindbergh asked his friends to communicate with the kidnappers,including al capone who was still jail at the time even tried to help the family and they made widespread appeals for the

A police conference was then called by the governor at Trenton, New Jersey, which was attended by all the prosecuting officials, police authorities, and government representatives. Various theories and policies of procedure were discussed. Private investigators also were employed by Colonel Lindbergh’s attorney, Colonel Henry Breckenridge.The third ransom note was received by Colonel Lindbergh’s attorney on March 8, informing that an intermediary appointed by the Lindberghs would not be accepted and requesting a note in a newspaper. And on that same date, Dr. John F. Condon, Bronx, New York City, a recently retired school principal, published in the “Bronx Home News” an offer to act as go-between and to pay an additional $1,000 ransom. The following day yet another fourth ransom note was received by Dr. Condon, which indicated he would be acceptable as a go-between. This was approved by Colonel Lindbergh. About March 10, 1932, Dr. Condon received $70,000 in cash as ransom, and immediately started negotiations for payment through newspaper columns, using the hidden code name “Jafsie.”it was about 8:30 p.m., on March 12, when they received an anonymous telephone call, Dr. Condon received the fifth ransom note , delivered by Joseph Perrone, a taxicab driver, who received it from an