Lindbergh kidnapping

The Lindbergh kidnapping refers to the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Junior, the toddler son of world famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, in 1932. The kidnapping and subsequent trial were among the biggest news stories of the day. Every development was read about by millions of people. Newspaper writer H.L. Mencken called the affair "the biggest story since the Resurrection."Bruno Hauptmann was convicted and executed for the crime, though he proclaimed his innocence.
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