Charles Lindbergh Research Paper

Charles Augustus Lindbergh was the American hero of the twentieth century. From his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to France, to the marriage of him and his sweetheart Anne Morrow, everyone knew who Lindbergh was along with every aspect of his life. People came from far and wide to see Lindbergh, his wife, and their son, born on June 22nd, 1930. One minute, he is “Lucky Lindy”, flier of the Atlantic, America’s legendary hero when America didn’t have another. The next minute, the country is in turmoil as this hero’s firstborn is taken in the darkness of night. The kidnapping of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. shook the entire nation and the world as the crime of the century. It was an average night in Hopewell, New Jersey where …show more content…
Left and right, people were trying desperately to find the missing child and his kidnapper. This was becoming the “crime of the century”, as stated by American Broadcasting Companies, and everybody was involved. European countries such as Britain, France, and Spain even gave parliamentary speeches on the matter because nobody knew what to do about the missing child. John F Condon, or “Jafsie”, offered to meet with the kidnapper, known as “Graveyard John” and “Cemetery John” to exchange ransoms, and even he couldn’t figure out who the kidnapper truly …show more content…
Hauptmann and his family pleaded his innocence, but evidence pointed in his direction (Porter). He was tried on January 3rd 1935 in the small town of Flemington, New Jersey(“The Lindbergh Kidnapping”). During the trial, it was learned that the same wood type and nails used on the ladder were found in Hauptmann’s attic. This, along with impressive memory recollection from Condon, who “seemed to remember “Cemetery John”’s voice clearly” as said by Cornwell, led to the verdict of Hauptmann being guilty of the first degree murder of the Lindbergh Baby (“The Lindbergh Kidnapping”). The culprit was sentenced to death by electrocution, and according to the Encyclopedia of American Crime, “Hauptmann was electrocuted on April 3rd 1936.” After the closing of the case, Congress passed a series of laws penalizing kidnapping offenses, hoping that they would decrease the likelihood of the occurrence happening again (World Book Year Book). With the case’s closing, though, came controversy over the end verdict. Many say that Hauptmann was wrongly tried, due to Hauptmann’s constant complains that police would beat him and harass him to try and get him to confess. Along with this, police likely wanted to close a case that had been open for far too long, as the public was getting tired of not having an end

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Research Paper On Charles Lindbergh