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Conviction March 1, 1932 Homicide

Charles Lindbergh Jr.

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date March 1, 1932
Location Hopewell, New Jersey
Victim Age 0
Gender Male

The infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from the family estate in Hopewell, New Jersey. A ransom was paid but the baby's body was found two months later. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted and executed in 1936. Some historians have questioned whether Hauptmann acted alone or was innocent.

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