Richard Hauptmann

Murderer in the Lindbergh kidnapping case

Richard Hauptmann - Murderer in the Lindbergh kidnapping case
Born

November 26th, 1899
125 years ago

Died

April 3rd, 1936
88 years ago — 36 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United States

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A German-American carpenter was convicted of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Hauptmann was arrested when authorities traced ransom money back to him. He maintained innocence throughout the trial, but the evidence presented, including a missing step ladder found at the crime scene linked to him, led to a guilty verdict. The trial garnered massive media attention, marking it as one of the most publicized criminal cases in American history. Hauptmann was sentenced to death and executed in 1936.

Convicted in the Lindbergh kidnapping case

Executed in New Jersey

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