On March 1, 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of
the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-
month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh
and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was kidnapped from
the family’s new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey.
Lindbergh, who became an international celebrity
when he flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic
Ocean in 1927, and his wife Anne discovered a
ransom note demanding $50,000 in their son’s empty
room.
The kidnapper used a ladder (below) to climb up to
the opens second-floor window and left muddy
footprints in the room.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899 – 1947)
The Lindbergh’s were inundated by offers of
assistance and false clues. Even Al Capone
offered his help from prison.
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