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Hauptmann's ladder : a step-by-step analysis of the Lindbergh kidnapping /

In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Almost all of America believed Hauptmann guilty; only a few magazines and tabloids published articles questioning his conviction. In the ensuing decades, many books about the Lindbergh case have been...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cahill, Richard T., Jr., 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2014.
Colección:True crime history series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "They've Stolen Our Baby"
  • Ransom Notes, Ladders, and Chisels
  • The Kidnapper Makes Second Contact
  • J.F.C.
  • Violet and Curtis: Two Bogus Stories Begin
  • "Cemetery John"
  • The Negotiations Continue
  • Double-Crossed
  • The Wild-Goose Chase
  • "I Am Perfectly Satisfied That It Is My Child"
  • The Police Take the Reins
  • The Sad End of Violet Sharp
  • From Bad to Worse
  • The Frustration Mounts
  • Shoenfeld and Koehler
  • The Trail of Gold
  • Bruno Richard Hauptmann
  • The Interrogation Begins
  • "I Have to Be Very Careful. The Man's Life Is in Jeopardy"
  • More Pieces to the Puzzle
  • Legal Gymnastics in New Jersey
  • Extradition
  • The Bull of Brooklyn
  • The Trial of the Century Begins
  • "Der Alte Ist Verruckt"
  • "John Is Bruno Richard Hauptmann"
  • Paper Evidence
  • "He Is Conceding the Defendant to the Electric Chair!"
  • The Prosecution Gains Momentum
  • The State Rests
  • Hauptmann Takes the Stand
  • More Testimony from the Hauptmanns
  • "Where Are You Getting These Witnesses? They Are Killing Me"
  • The Defense Rests
  • Rebuttal and Summations
  • Wilentz Closes
  • The Verdict.