In addition to crime, the Lindbergh kidnapping was a big deal in the 1930’s. March 1, 1932, 20 month old Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. disappeared from his home at 9:00 pm. A search was done around the Lindbergh Hopewell, NJ home. What was found was muddy boot prints and a ransom note demanding $50,000 from the Lindbergh family. There was also a ladder that the kidnapper used to exit and enter the child's room. Everyone in the house at the time were questioned. They attempted to negotiate with the kidnapper to get their child back. Ransom notes continued to come but demanding more and more money each time. Many theories were discussed with the police and private investigators were hired. On May 12, 1932, the body of the child was accidentally …show more content…
Even some of the child’s body members were missing. The examination done on the child’s body showed it had been there for about two months and the cause of death was a blow to the head. On June 10 1932, Violet Sharpe, a waitress in the home of Mrs. Lindbergh’s mother was under investigation and committed suicide by swallowing poison when she was about to be questioned. Police later concluded that she had no relation to the abduction. John Codon, the representative of the Lindbergh family that communicated with the ransom note author for negotiations, arranged a meeting with this ransom note writer and gave a description of him to the police. The artist sketch later helped them catch a man by the name of Bruno Richard Hauptmann on September 19, 1934. Hauptmann was investigated and his writing was put side to side with the ransom notes. It clearly showed Hauptmann was the one who was writing the notes. The wood that the ladder was also made of was the same wood in Hauptmann’s attic. In conclusion, Hauptmann was the one that murdered the 20 month old innocent child of the Lindbergh family. He was put on trial and found guilty of first degree murder and was sentenced to