This day in March 1, 1932

The Kidnapping of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr:

The boy was abducted from his home in New Jersey,  Charles was 20 months and born to Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow, Charles Lindbergh was a famed aviator of his time which made his case world wide news. Over two months later, on May 12, 1932, his body was discovered a short distance from the Lindbergh's home, medical examiners say the boy died of a massive skull fracture. It's suggested that the kidnappers dropped the boy from the ladder they used to enter the boys room 2 storys above.  

After intense media and social scrutiny Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, charged and found guilty after a two year investigation. The trial itself lasted from January 2 1935 to February 13 1935. He proclaimed his innocence til the very end and his widower unsuccessfully tried to sue the state of New Jersey.  


Recently on The History Channels' Pawn Stars a man brought in letters and evidence from trial that he either inherited or bought and says the evidence proved Bruno was an innocent man. It was the pressure of society to make someone pay for the horrendous crime. The man who brought the items believes it was Charles Lindbergh's own friend who done the kidnapping and made off with the money and planted the traceable money to Bruno. This case is a horrible one that hits at my heart because I have the biggest heart for kids and children, and no child deserves this or any of the crimes you hear about on the news. Any adult who commits crimes against children will answer to God. 

-Mina

Information and picture can be found on wikipedia and History.com