Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was born on June 22, 1930. He was the son of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. Baby Charles was kidnapped on the night of March 1, 1932 at the age of 20 months old. He was kidnapped from the Lindbergh family mansion in Hopewell New Jersey. In his room they found a ransom note asking for $50,000. Over the next month or so they received 12 more notes for a total of 13. Soon they paid for their son safe return. They were told to look on a boat called Nelly off the coast of Massachusetts. They never found Nelly. A month after being told about Nelly a truck driver walked into the woods about 100 yards to relieve himself. The poor man found little Charles body. Charles had been dead for 2 months, and had died from blunt force trauma to the head. Nobody though the case would be solved until 1934.

What Happened to Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. ?

The Mystery

The question that lingers is who really was the kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh Jr.?

Most people think the kidnapper is Bruno Richard Hauptmann. During this whole ordeal Bruno went by the Alias John. All the signs pointed to Bruno. For instance the ladder used to sneak into the child's room was built by somebody mostly a carpenter, witch Bruno was. Second they found lots of money in his house, most of which were the bills the Lindbergh's had given in ransom. Finally they tested his handwriting to the ransom note, and the handwriting was almost a perfect match.

Theory 1: Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Not everybody believed Bruno was the kidnapper. When they arrested him he claimed that his buddy who was never announced gave him the money. He mentioned he was just keeping it for a friend for a while. In addition the defense for Hauptmann tried to say that the wood couldn't be connected to him. Nothing they said stook.

Theory 2: Anonymous Kidnapper