Lindbergh kidnapping
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. Born ( 1930-06-22 ) June 22, 1930 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. Died March 2, 1932 (1932-03-02) (aged 1) Hopewell Township, New Jersey, U.S. Cause of death Blow to the head (damaged skull) [1] Body discovered May 12, 1932, in Hopewell, New Jersey, U.S. Resting place Ashes scattered in the Atlantic Ocean Known for kidnap victim On March 1, 1932, Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. , 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was abducted from his home Highfields in East Amwell, New Jersey, United States. [2] On May 12, his body [3] was discovered nearby. [4] In September 1934 Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested for the crime. After a trial that lasted from January 2 to February 13, 1935, he was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Despite his conviction, he continued to profess his innocence, but all appeals failed and he was executed in the electric chair at the New Jersey State Prison on April 3, 1936. [5...