Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case FBI Files, Newspaper Articles, New Jersey State Police

Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case FBI Files, Newspaper Articles, New Jersey State Police & Press Photos

This collection contains 989 pages.

The kidnapping and death of the child of American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh became one of the most notorious crimes of the 20th century. On March 1, 1932, 20-month-old Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped from the Lindbergh's home in Hopewell, New Jersey.

Despite a series of communications between the kidnapper and representatives of the Lindbergh family and the payment of a ransom, the murdered baby's body was found a few miles from the Lindbergh home. After a long investigation in 1934, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, tried, convicted and ultimately executed for the crime. Hauptmann was convicted on February 13, 1935, and executed on April 3rd, 1936.

Includes:

FBI Files

Lindbergh Kidnaping Summary Report FBI New York Bureau File Number NY-62-3057

487 pages of files copied from FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. covering the Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.

Files consist chiefly of the contents of a 405-page report written in 1934, summarizing the 28,500 pages of FBI information generated by the case, and a 30-page summary report following the arrest of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnapping and murder.

The report includes an overview and chronology of the case. Coverage includes Lindbergh's employees, physical evidence, ransom notes and money, and suspects, known and unknown, including Al Capone.

New Jersey State Police Evidence Photos

Twenty-two photos from the New Jersey State Police. Includes photos of the clothing found on the toddler, photo of the kidnapping ladder alongside the home's nursery window, comparison of wood grain in ladder rail #16 and Hauptmann's attic floorboard with overlay showing artist's rendering of missing piece, Hauptmann's Dodge, three photos of $10 gold certificate (Lindbergh ransom money) on which Hauptmann's license plate number was written by a gas station attendant, Hauptmann's attic in his Bronx home, and closet in Hauptmann residence in which the address and telephone number of J. F. Condon were found written on the wall.

Lindbergh Kidnapping Case - Copies of Ransom Notes

Twenty-two photographs taken by the National Bureau of Standards of the ransom notes from the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case.

Newspaper Reporting

290 Full-Sheet American newspaper pages, reporting on the events of the Lindbergh Kidnapping, dating from March 2, 1932, to April 5, 1936.

Press Images

Twenty-one images and illustrations mostly covering the trial of Hauptmann.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Report (2016)

A 41-page presentation about the case from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, titled, "Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case and Its Impact."

Attorney General of the United States Homer Cummings - Address "Lessons of the Lindbergh Kidnapping" 09-22-1934 Transcript

Transcript of a radio address titled, "Lessons of the Lindbergh Kidnapping," given on September 22,1934, by Attorney General of the United States Homer Cummings. The Attorney General gave an account of how several different law enforcement agencies worked together to bring the case to a resolution.

Capone Prosecutor George Johnson Scrapbook - Lindbergh Excerpts

Four items kept in a scrapbook maintained by George Johnson, the prosecutor of Al Capone. Four newspaper articles giving accounts of Capone's pledge to help find the Lindbergh baby, if he was released from prison.

National Register of Historic Places Registration - Lindbergh Estate

This 26-page form was used for nominating the Lindbergh Estate in East Amwell Township to the National Registry of Historic Places.

Studying the Lindbergh Case - A Guide to the Files and Resources Available at the New Jersey State Police Museum

This guide is an attempt to help those interested in researching the Lindbergh Case and Hauptmann Trial not only understand what resources are available but also gain a sense of the history and evolution of the study of the case.`