Lindbergh  Kidnapping

1932: Crime of the Century
Events preceding the kidnapping and murder of the aviator's child. Read about the events that led toBruno Hauptmann's arrest and the Lindberg Law bill.

Famous Cases: The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Twenty-month-old Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was abducted from his bedroom on March 1st, 1932.  From collection of evidence through the subsequent trial and sentence carried out details are found in FBI files.

Hauptmann Lindberg Trial 1935
​Chronology, images, primary sources and trial information.