On May 12, 1932, the Lindbergh kidnapping reached a tragic conclusion when the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the kidnapped son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was found dead near their home in New Jersey. The child, only 20 months old, had been abducted from his crib ten weeks earlier, leading to what was then called “the crime of the century.” The subsequent trial and execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann were shrouded in controversy, sparking debates over evidence and the fairness of the trial that continue to this day.
