CRIME OF THE CENTURY: Lindbergh Kidnapper Brought to Justice | History's Greatest Mysteries: Solved

When famed aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby was kidnapped and murdered in 1932, the press was quick to dub the tragic incident the "crime of the century." For more than 2 years, the search for the culprit transfixed the nation. Learn the full story in this episode of History's Greatest Mysteries: Solved. #HistorysGreatestMysteriesSolved
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[@FortunateJuice]

Seriously, History Channel. Keep these coming. Don't change the formula. Ten minute videos on interesting topics with Morpheus doing the start and finish.

[@alphaomega8373]

lol I know right. Thats the only reason I clicked.

[@catherinebaber7308]

Ll

[@joycegresham9044]

I agree

[@pepironi992]

Remember when the FBI was actually a great crime fighting agency instead of being the biased arm extension of the liberal media complex Good times

[@struthersboyz4990]

This is a piece of an hr long show they have been airing…. These videos give u the jist of it without all the b.s.

[@irenet5653]

Fun Fact, My dad’s parents were taken in for questioning because my dad was the same age as the Lindberg baby. One day they were pushing my dad in his stroller and my dad looked so much like the Lindberg baby so they took my grandparents downtown. They lived in NYC.

[@antoniodealmeida1065]

thats pretty cool

[@i_see_you2731]

​@@antoniodealmeida1065no it's not.

[@ITHINKDAFUCKNOTYOUTRICKASSBITC]

@@i_see_you2731 MMHMM

[@ITHINKDAFUCKNOTYOUTRICKASSBITC]

@@antoniodealmeida1065 Ay Caramba...then yo momma was be quite the dark lady

[@gotch09]

I had a friend about 35-40 years ago & her husband was much older than her. They thought at one point he was the Lindbergh baby. He wasn't.

[@songohan4668]

My great grandmother (1903-2004) used to told me about this story, but she never knew that the baby was found dead. A sad story, indeed.

[@pepironi992]

Remember when the FBI was actually a great crime fighting agency instead of being the biased arm extension of the liberal media complex Good times

[@ITHINKDAFUCKNOTYOUTRICKASSBITC]

the old broad didn't keep up with her gossip juice.

[@nancyvillines4552]

I've always wondered how it was possible the baby was within a mile or so of the house? He should of been found with a simple grid search. Either they never searched the surrounding area, or he wasn't there when/if they did search. A search should of been the first move even back then. Lindbergh didn't want the FBI involved for a reason.

[@joanlynch5271]

I think that he was probably buried. Law enforcement wasn't up to date!

[@saveyourbacon6164]

The whole area surrounding the Lindbergh estate was minutely searched. If the body found on May 12, 1932, had been there then, it would have been found. It must have been planted there only after the searched had ended.

[@shadrach6299]

He was 4 miles from the house

[@deanneparis8888]

I had always heard that the child had had a mental handicap. His wife said that it didn’t affect him like it did her, he never cried.

[@nancyvillines4552]

@@deanneparis8888 that's why I think he had something to do with it. He admired Hitler. He believed in a master race. Any deformity wouldn't do. Eugenics was a big thing back then with a lot of Americans and European elitists. Him being one.

[@trekker3468]

The FBI had a very limited role due to direct influence of Lindbergh himself. A great deal of suspicion has fallen on Lindbergh over the years.

[@samanthab1923]

This is weird but years ago when that book came out claiming it was Anne's sister who accidently killed the baby & Lindy covered it up, I worked with a girl whose family had lived in Hopewell & worked at the estate. She said it was well known that story was true!

[@gigi9301]

Lindbergh may have done it himself kind of an accident; the baby was handicapped, and Lindbergh had an entire secret family in Europe.

[@bethryan9077]

@@samanthab1923 No it was Not

[@samanthab1923]

@@bethryan9077 Proof?

[@bethryan9077]

@@samanthab1923 MY proof? lmao, where's Yours? Do some actual research. No 'accident' for a start. There was a fracture from the top of the skull to behind the left ear Plus a hole behind the right ear. Murder. And, Anne's sister wasn't even there.

[@ald668]

My Great Grandmother suspected he killed his own son.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

If he didn't personally do it he definitely paid one of his underlings to do it.

[@michaelmurratti4687]

Smart Lady!

[@mitchellglass6832]

Why would Lindbergh kill his own son? If there is a explanation would love to understand. Do they have any connection to hauptman?

[@angela7014]

@@mitchellglass6832 his son was deformed

[@cucuawe465]

@@mitchellglass6832 watch this case on weird history channel, charles are bit of eugenic and believe in aryan master race. His baby have some deform and he refer to baby as "it"

[@juanantoniojosepacheco5848]

How can History Channel air such a badly researched piece such as this one????? It is one of the most poorly videos I have seen in my life about the Lindbergh baby case.

[@jasoncummings7052]

Totally agree. This is what they called solved????!!!!!! How disappointing!!! Something happened in that house and the entire crime scene was staged. Baby was found not too far from the house and so much evidence just lying there in that place. And how such a man entered that kind of house and then conveniently leave the ladder. No this is not solved.

[@wordcarr8750]

Yes, and the facts in this case, that have been revealed since, would exonerate Bruno Richard Hauptman of this murder. The public at that time demanded someone pay, and a scapegoat (hauptman) fit the bill. So the simple truth is, this "crime of the century" was *not solved* .

[@gotch09]

@@wordcarr8750 Well, what sort of 'evidence'? Educate me.

[@lucyxoxo]

I stayed at that (their) summer house! It’s now a house for young ladies to get help with abuse trauma and youth help. It’s beautiful & so peaceful their ♥️ all woods & all kinds of beautiful plants & animals! I’m so happy now I got more info Bc I use to do the house tours for book writers & reporters & citizens. They & their home will always have a special place in my heart💜💜💜

[@keepitsimple4629]

Yes, the FBI volunteered to help, but what this video doesn't say is that Lindy absolutely refused their help. What else is erroneous in this video?

[@robertn800]

Well it doesn’t mention that Lindberg had 7 children by 2 or 3 different women in Europe & 2 weeks before the disappearance he hid the child in a closet for 3 hours- sending the household & wife into a panic, saying it was a joke. He was known for his unfunny “jokes”

[@ohcanada8084]

@@robertn800 Lindbergh was not well-liked, at all, by those who knew what he was really like.

[@josephforrest9472]

@@robertn800 Lindbergh had 13 children by 4 different wives. One in America his first wife & 3 in Europe. He visited them all in routine.

[@MeganKoumori]

"Infant son..." Infant my eye. The kid was almost two years old and talking.

[@keepitsimple4629]

@@MeganKoumori I know....this video is full of inconsistencies.

[@Dnlsx777]

I have always believed it was Lindbergh himself!

[@josi4251]

Agreed -- his previous prank, as well as his belief in eugenics, just screams involvement. The baby may well have been dropped on the way down the ladder and his death wholly unintentional. The whole case is really suspect.

[@chkl1118]

Good thing you weren't part of the investigation.

[@frederickbowdler8169]

His memorabilia letters strange ly. Have same handwriting as the ransom note .the franking ' signature ' is like an airmail stamp Lindberg was an airmail postman . Celebrity. Culture even in the thirties!!!

[@4thamendment237]

Yup. See my comment to Beth Ryan for more on that. It may have been the case that just at that point in time, Lindbergh's secret life (with paramours and children) in Europe may have become more complicated for Lindbergh such that this pesky little kid he had with Anne was going to create a problem. And of course Chuck's not havin' any of that, so the kid's gotta go. And go he went. Lindbergh's likely true responses? #1. Oh well. #2. Yeah it's sad and all, but more importantly I had a problem and I solved that problem.

[@Miguel195211]

Show us the proof!

[@terinunes604]

You left so much information out!

[@alexandralite835]

I love this guy's voice.

[@Phinnexxx]

Poor househelp! she couldn't bear the pressure, took her own life.

[@querubekelso9398]

Not really, she was always a suspect. Why would she committed suicide? A guilty conscious.

[@durellscott9411]

@@querubekelso9398 well if thats tru by ur logic, why would they say she had nothing to do with it after her death if they was monitoring her since day one... which means they felt guilty.. idiots

[@cristineconnell7803]

She knew her boss was guilty, & probably had threats against her & loved ones & cracked under pressure ! Presumption on my part just looking at all the evidence!

[@maxshiraz3447]

Back in the days when the FBI conducted investigations into crimes, rather than being part of them

[@user-cn3dr5md8m]

Thats an unfair statement.u may accuse the ordinary police,but not the FBi.bc if what u say is true ,then bye bye USA.

[@terregales7203]

Defund the fbi

[@shebamaree9026]

the abc boys would not even help the Osage in oklahoma. the osage were being killed, found dead. their money and land was being stolen. big rabbit hole. there was alot of land and money. at that time they were the richest people on earth الصاعدي

[@nirv]

What a dumb comment.

[@kellicoffman8440]

Not so sure on this one they wanted to catch someone and Houptman was the target

[@johnnybrighton9156]

This "documentary" spends a good deal of time explaining who Charles Lindbergh was, while failing to include the fact that a number of prominent writers have disputed the case against Hauptmann. Prominent among these is Ludovic Kennedy in his book The Airman and the Carpenter. Whether Hauptmann was involved, it's clear there were at least two people's footprints under the child's bedroom, so you can't say the case was solved.

[@judithm375]

The ladder doesn't look very well made and it seems to have broken when used, yet the convicted man was a carpenter by trade. I believe he himself made that point.

[@kellicoffman8440]

Your right he may have been railroaded

[@kellicoffman8440]

@@judithm375 he sure did his testimony on that was “ I am a carpenter

[@robertn800]

He was. And Lindberg was allowed to lead the Investigation & refused help from the FBI 🤔

[@bethryan9077]

@@judithm375 There were 2 sets of footprints at the bottom of the ladder & both led away to the east. Just because Hauptmann was the only one arrested, doesn't mean he was the only one who worked on the ladder.

[@quantumleaper8396]

That would be horrible to know that an innocent man paid the ultimate price..Daddy may indeed have a hand in this crime..such a beautiful boy..RIP Charles Linbergh 2

[@pincessdogg5222]

Oh sure blame OJ for it!

[@saveyourbacon6164]

@@pincessdogg5222 It is 100% certain that Hauptmann was innocent.

[@ernesto_7O7]

@@saveyourbacon6164 Proof?

[@mainstreetsaint36]

@@ernesto_7O7 So how could a man who can't read or write make a ransom note?

[@georgeconwell6025]

It was never explained how the kidnapper knew where to place the ladder.

[@deano66100]

The child's body is was found after only 2 months not 1 year.

[@charlessteenburgen]

There's no proof that was baby Lindbergh..s body... the family Dr said If you gave me a million dollars I could not identify this thing..Lindbergh identified the corpse based solely on the number of teeth..any child that same age would have the same number of teeth ..how do we know without a doubt that was baby Lindbergh ?

[@bethryan9077]

@@charlessteenburgen No, nurse Anne Gowe identified him first by the golden curly hair, the crossed toes, the number of teeth & the shirt that had a blue thread, which she had put there.

[@kevinbergin9971]

@@charlessteenburgen Careful, how many of those "any child(ren)" were found right over the estate property line?

[@JudeNance]

Lindbergh had another family. He wasn't always who he said he was.

[@cristineconnell7803]

Families! 5 i hear! 2 of the women were sisters & lived with their children in a different area!

[@mainstreetsaint36]

@@cristineconnell7803 I've heard about the kids overseas, but that is wild if true.

[@vinnyvincent2862]

I read somewhere that the Doctor who examined the remains of the deceased child said he wasn't sure that it was the Lindbergh child ! . R.I.P.

[@bethryan9077]

Nurse Anne Gowe identified the baby by the golden curly hair, the crossed toes, the number of teeth & a blue thread on the shirt which she had put there. Lindbergh insisted on an I.D. also, hair & toes confirmed it for him too.

[@ohcanada8084]

@@bethryan9077 How many think the nurse knew more than she was telling? Todays forensics could solve any questions but honestly, Hauptmann’s main attorney, Reilly, was a joke. So many holes in this case.

[@bethryan9077]

@@ohcanada8084 How convenient for y'all conspiracy theorists, to say what you do about a deceased Maid. Yep & Of Course the attorney was a joke too. So many holes in Hauptmann's Stories actually

[@ohcanada8084]

@@bethryan9077 The maid and the nurse are two separate people.

[@ohcanada8084]

Violet Sharp was the maid who committed suicide and Betty Gow was the nurse.

[@baldevis]

As a young boy, Charles Lindbergh told anybody who would listen that he wanted to do what the birds do. But nobody took him seriously until he was placed in juvenile detention for befouling a public monument.

[@hbrowneyes4981]

Someone with inside knowledge had to be involved how else would the right window to enter .

[@gokaren420]

Exactly. Charles did it.

[@anthonytroisi6682]

A little observation over a couple of days about the pattern of the lights going off and on would have revealed the location of the nursery. People connected to the construction of the house and visitors to the house probably knew where the baby slept. They could have casually remarked on the house's layout to interested parties. Also, wasn't there some question about how the shutters in the nursery were the only ones that did not close properly? Maybe the kidnapper was only seeking access to the second floor and fortuitously ended up in the nursery?

[@gotch09]

That's one of the things that really bugged people.

[@southerngrown]

I remember hearing about this case. What happened to this family was a tragedy, but meeting the kidnapper w/o police was a huge mistake. I can only imagine how difficult it would've been for them trying to move on from this, and the poor baby had to have been terrified 😢

[@kevinpittman2517]

baby was dead before they left the house. the kidnapper suffocated the child to keep it from crying as he fled...

[@theincorruptedeye8226]

Lindbergh (the actual kidnapper/murderer) put himself in charge of everything. He insisted that the police not interfere. He invited known gangsters to assist in the investigation. The baby died from a fractured skull when the ladder collapsed.

[@theincorruptedeye8226]

@@kevinpittman2517 Baby died from a fractured skull.

[@soslothful]

@@kevinpittman2517 Cite evidence to support this premise.

[@soslothful]

@@theincorruptedeye8226 Are you suggesting Lindbergh was the kidnapper and murder of his own son? This is how who post reads. How were, "known gangsters" enlisted to assist the investigation?

[@kentdouglass1001]

I hope an innocent man wasn't punished for this crime. Charles, the father, looks highly questionable. Guess we will never know.

[@robertn800]

Read “Suspect # 1” Excellent research from the last 30 years & identifies who most likely did it leading to an innocent man being executed 😱

[@mitchellglass6832]

They found some of the money on him and his residence. I think they dropped the baby taking him down the ladder and that's how he died.

[@robertn800]

​@@mitchellglass6832 yes they did & he said he got it from friend named Fisch (sp?) However both before & after Hauptmann’s trial & execution, various people used marked bills & they never even tried to find those people. The problem with dropping the baby is *the ladder was not built to support someone weighing over 125 lbs. *if an intruder was taking a 30 lb baby down, the instability, etc. would probably cause the “kidnapper” to drop the baby. Hauptmann weighed 180 lbs. I think when arrested. Because of Lindbergh’s height, I think he would weigh even more. Add to that an almost 30lb. toddler & that would be far too much weight to a flimsy ladder. If the toddler fell, there would be a large indentation in the mud by the house. There was no indentation. Plus there was only a shallow indentation from the ladder in the mud. The famous photos showing the ladder against the house were very inaccurate- they were taken the following day along with boards covering the mud by the house. When CL & his male servant helping CL look for the child couldn’t see because it was a pitch black night, so CL sent his servant to the store to get flashlights but he saw the local police so he turned around and went back to the Lindbergh house & WOW ! CL led police right to the ladder 75 feet away in the overgrown foliage in total darkness ! 😳 Also by then reporters who heard about the missing child on Police radio 📻 & more Police had arrived who walked around the house & in the house, contaminating the unsecured crime scene. CL forbid the use of bloodhounds. CL even sat down with some reporters & even told a couple of jokes, while his wife was upstairs sobbing. On true crime shows I’ve seen, detectives always suspect people in the family & household first. They didn’t question either of the parents in any great detail & CL was put in charge- (not a trained detective) & even information that should have been given to the fBI- the information was actually kept from the fBI……Interesting 🤔 & sloppy.

[@pincessdogg5222]

@@robertn800 oh sure! Blame Lee Harvey Oswald!

[@saveyourbacon6164]

@@robertn800 It is 100% certain Richard Hauptmann was innocent. Charles Lindbergh should have become the chief suspect, in time, if the police had been perceptive enough and had not been dazzled by his fame, because of the many strange aspects of his behavior in his own handling of the case.

[@nastyclemac8623]

This is one crime i never really researched.

[@shelleysykes5317]

Don't do it unless you LOVE going down rabbit holes! I've got 20 years of interest behind me and still digging.

[@shelleysykes5317]

@James Vickers You would think so considering he was leaving a wife and young child behind, but we'll never know.

[@tudorchick1]

@@shelleysykes5317 what of the idea that Lindbergh himself was guilty?

[@shelleysykes5317]

@@tudorchick1 I have looked into that theory and read some books, etc, but I just don't believe it. There were some hinky things that had to have originated inside though, so who knows.

[@gotch09]

@@shelleysykes5317 Oh I've had a interest in this case since the late 60s-early 70s.

[@rick91443]

My grandfather identified the baby's corpse from dental records; he was a dentist in New Jersey...rr Normandy, France

[@melanievanderbril7599]

It is impossibile! It was a little baby of only 20months! Please read what antoine st exupery told about it! He was a very food friend of Lindbergh

[@rick91443]

@@melanievanderbril7599 Was always told as a child that my grandfather Dr. DeVine identified(or helped identify) the baby. He wasn't a criminal pathologist so I would suppose it had something to do with teeth. Will check with family back home in the US...

[@melanievanderbril7599]

@@rick91443 you know that the child was killed the same day and was found in the property of the Lindbergh family. Something has been revealed by a journalist and good friend of Anthony. Lindbergh was a secret agent... and an innocent man died for the crime. Many secrets exist about these years and the first letter written has been made by a " different " person. Nobody could made those action coming from outside! Only a few were admitted to the property. Mrs Lindbergh was known as an unkind woman, strange things happened in that period. It was an awful story! Never a baby would be' left alone! The dog didn t bark!...

[@rick91443]

@@melanievanderbril7599 No, I really never knew that much about the whole affair, just that grandad had something to do with identifying the baby...rr

[@melanievanderbril7599]

@@rick91443 it was an ... very affair believe me I am so sorry your grandfather had to be' involved. Finding the baby...was terribile! I shouldn t want to have been in his place I suppose he was slready a . Never a man, even a doctor, should have to identify a such innocent baby. Sometimes it is better not to know what is happening in this cruel world . I send you all my love.

[@alanle1471]

He fathered 13 children including 7 illegitimately with 3 different foreign women including two sisters.

[@gotch09]

What has that got to do with who killed the baby?

[@alanle1471]

@@gotch09 Shows his character. He may have killed his son.

[@gotch09]

@@alanle1471 YOU may have killed his son.

[@gotch09]

@@alanle1471 It shows he was an adulterer not a murderer.

[@4thamendment237]

Hauptmann's last words were (in German, because he spoke and understood English with difficulty) "Ich bin absolut unschuldig an den Verbrechen, die man mir zur Last legt" (which means "I am absolutely innocent of the crimes with which I am charged")."

[@kevinbergin9971]

Remember when OJ Simpson tried on the gloves that didn't fit? Recall what he mouthed, under his breath: "Gee, maybe I didn't kill 'em?"

[@robinvillariza9902]

Hauptman was just cashing in on the ransom but was not the culprit. How can anyone know where the baby's room is unless he has surveyed the area days before or is an insider.

[@stevenyourke7901]

Had to be an inside job. You can’t tell the baby’s room by standing outside the house. Plus they never stayed there during the week. Baby had a cold. That’s why they were there in a Tuesday night.

[@mikeburch2998]

I agree. Inside job and one of the perps committed suicide. They untangled just part of it.

[@gokaren420]

Charles did it. He didnt want a disabled kid, believed in eugenics, friends with Hitler.

[@pincessdogg5222]

Good point. That mansion looks lie it had 40 rooms.

[@saveyourbacon6164]

Hauptmann was innocent. That is 100% certain. He was not 'cashing in on the ransom'. He had no idea the gold certificates he found in the shoebox left with him by Isidor Fisch were Lindbergh ransom money. Fisch had been a conman, and Hauptmann had discovered that Fisch had fleeced him of several thousand dollars. He just decided to recover his losses, over a period of time, by using the money for his regular purchases.

[@jacobhowell406]

this story is crazy. really enjoyed this video !

[@Jbmc65]

Why on earth did they think this guy was the kidnapper? I always thought that the ones asking for the elevated amount were just scammers trying to cash in on the crime. They didn't tell us any proof that this guy had the kid, they could only prove he had the bills. I would like to see the proof of having the kid.

[@timwalters1683]

So many inconsistencies and distortion of the facts I can't believe that they still have is up online.

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update..!!

[@lachlancurran-palmer3885]

Finally, I get to hear this.

[@josephclarke4244]

The placement of the ladder in the original picture would indicate help. Some would have to hand the baby out the window, I've been on ladder's my whole life you cannot climb in the window with the ladder set to the side of the window, the ladder would need to be against the window sill.

[@saveyourbacon6164]

The ladder was a prop, to provide a plausible explanation of how the child could have been spirited away from the house by an outsider, to deflect suspicion that this was an inside job. The many strange aspects of this case, in particular the behavior of Lindbergh, fall into place if it is realised that Lindbergh should have been the prime suspect. Just so you know, it is 100% certain Richard Hauptmann was innocent.

[@josephclarke4244]

@@saveyourbacon6164 I live not far from the Lindbergh home, I've never believed someone else did it! I think it may well have been Lindbergh himself!! I have two son's...my anger would be palpitable! You know by looking at me, Lindbergh's behavior to my mind was strange to be charitable. The convicted man from first pictures to his demeanor on film looked a deer in the headlights to me. Lindbergh to duth not protest enough. Lindbergh went quietly into the night after the child's death.

[@kevinbergin9971]

One might explain the dropping of the baby though.

[@colyhope6467]

I saw a documentary on this case where a journalist attempted to climb out on the ladder, and climb down with a package the size and weight of what the Lindbergh baby was and he was sucessful.

[@josephclarke4244]

@colyhope6467 where was the ladder placed ? I do not believe that for a second, you can get on the ladder, baby in your arms, without the ladder kicking out to the side. The ladder would need to be in the center of the window against the window sill.

[@cynthiapowers3469]

There was no need to kill that baby

[@cmont4064]

It was all about eugenics, this was a set up!

[@stoneblue1795]

Likely dropped from the ladder during the snatch (as they stated)

[@briandm33]

A guy that lives close to my Hometown near Ottawa Kansas Killed 4 people in a robbery over drugs. Kyle Flack took the womans baby that he murdered and while he was driving over 65 miles an hour down a Kansas Highway torwards Osage City Kansas he threw the baby out of the car window where the child bounced off the highway and died instantly on impact. Yeah. Lets just say Kyle Flack is practically one of the most evil men in prison in Kansas.

[@bethryan9077]

@@cmont4064 BS

[@bethryan9077]

@@stoneblue1795 Nope, murder. One fracture from the top of the skull to the back of the left ear plus a hole behind the right ear

[@maryfarrell4442]

Lindbergh did it!

[@OverlandOne]

The trial took place in the country seat of my hometown in N.J. The court house was still there last time I saw it over 30 years ago before I moved out of that high tax state.

[@Wingone18]

The Flemmington Hotel had all the news clippings and whatever else they could find, framed and hung up all over the walls of their bar and restaurant.

[@OverlandOne]

@@Wingone18 I didn't know that. the courthouse used to have a Historical sign out front that had some information about the trial on it.

[@tommythompson7941]

What about Sussex County? Is there no respite even there?

[@samanthab1923]

Tommy Thompson Hunterdon County.

[@samanthab1923]

Courthouse is still there. Hotel too, but needs renovations badly. Highfields as well.

[@margaretbanks8969]

Would Hauptman have build a ladder that broke so easily. After all he was a professional carpenter and he knew he'd be coming down with a baby? How much did Charles Jr weigh?

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Lindy was a real creep several times the weirdo hid the baby then told Anne he was gone sending her into histerics while he hideously would laugh

[@robertn800]

He did other stunts to other people & called them jokes. They were not funny

[@georgegerswin6297]

Ahh the good Ole days when money was backed by gold and not fantasy

[@tracesprite6078]

Except that the crime wasn't satisfactorily solved. It's not certain that the dead child found in the forest was the Lindbergh baby and it's quite likely that Charles Lindbergh, an uncaring and very immature man, may have given away his child because he was so ashamed of the child's disability. He certainly treated the child very cruelly and behaved irresponsibly, doing things like hiding the baby in a closet to startle the mother. He would knock the child over for no reason at all. Hopefully he did give the little boy away as he would have saved the boy from having a miserable childhood.

[@robertn800]

He did the easiest thing. He killed the baby .

[@tracesprite6078]

@@robertn800 Thank heavens that now the community is much more accepting of disabled children and we have more supports for parents who are bringing up such children. Schools have more help for them, too, so that they can develop to their greatest extent, and the media and community in general usually treat disabled people with respect.

[@josephforrest9472]

@@robertn800 1980 I visited from England to a place called Glenmoore near Downingtown, PA. Local pub a regular always insisted that he was the Lindbergh baby.

[@TheAlexis4444]

Was the baby disabled? I also think this man was just a pawn or completely innocent. that servant commiting suicide is very suspicious too. I think she and the father of the baby were involved and looked like someone bashed the baby's head to stop him from crying. Poor child. Didn't the mother tell her suspicions of her husband before she died?

[@AiraCamille]

Very sad. RIP baby.

[@makinitsch9113]

I always thought he was really murdered by mom or dad. My thoughts

[@charlessteenburgen]

It sure WASNT Hauptmann

[@brilloobrill1846]

Dad was a real jay-Hole

[@eleventhhour5270]

It was Isidor Srul Fisch.

[@soslothful]

Based on what do you think this?

[@bethryan9077]

Ludicrous

[@williamcoady2380]

Lindberg killed or had someone because he was embarrassed he thought because of his Aryan baby had conditions

[@GhazwanMattoka]

Which episode is that? because out of the 7 episodes i could find on the internet, no one has this story

[@stefanpaul]

sharp's picture is so creepy! i am watching this at late night... i think i am gonna have nightmares after this

[@chriskleven5441]

I like the approach, but Bruno Richard Hauptmann didn't commit the crime all by himself. There had to have been at least one other person. He is most certainly guilty, but this "mystery" still has yet to be solved.

[@davidmanley9437]

Wow Never knew it was solved Excellent video

[@jonathannocon]

There are a ton of credible sources now days which shows Bruno Hauptman not being the mastermind behind the abduction. Which means, not only that they executed the wrong man but the monster himself was never put to justice as many had believed. This case has had numerous copycats and have even been directly/indirectly references & tie-ins throughout history. Most recent is RDR2’s Luxembourg mystery which I believe is somewhat of a lose reference to this very same tragedy.

[@mitchellglass6832]

it clearly had to be an inside job. On a house that large, how would he know exactly where the nursery was?

[@bethryan9077]

@@mitchellglass6832 The house still wasn't finished, that's why they were only there at weekends. The baby had a cold & the nurse was called to attend there & they stayed 2 extra nights. If you can't work out how someone would know where a baby's room was, I suggest you stick to cartoons. One was executed, another, maybe 2 others, were never caught

[@saveyourbacon6164]

Hauptmann was not only not the mastermind, he wasn't involved at all. It is 100% certain he was innocent.

[@Gwaithmir]

Hauptmann was the victim of a frame-up.

[@charlessteenburgen]

You got that right...read Scapegoat by Anthony Scaduto if you haven't already..at last someone who knows Hauptmann was rail roaded...I believe Isadore Fisch was cemetery John..

[@Gwaithmir]

@@charlessteenburgen Another excellent book is "The Airman & The Carpenter" by Ludovic Kennedy.

[@bethryan9077]

No he was Not.

[@kevinbergin9971]

At best he was framed for the murder but common sense indicates he did the extortion. Really now.

[@Gwaithmir]

@@kevinbergin9971 "Common sense" is not evidence. The prosecution's handwriting experts did not claim Hauptmann wrote the ransom notes until they were shown the ransom money found in Hauptmann's garage and coached by the police.

[@islewait6107]

Excellent! 👏

[@DragonMama-yt3zs]

It's very likely Bruno Hauptmann was not the kidnapper. Because of the anti-german sentiment that was prevalent during the time, it is why he was found guilty.

[@FirstorDirt]

Perhaps you would like to explain the evidence

[@theincorruptedeye8226]

He was found guilty simply because of the all powerful Lindbergh.

[@theincorruptedeye8226]

@@FirstorDirt What part do you want to know about?

[@charlessteenburgen]

@@theincorruptedeye8226 that's the only reason why..Hauptmann was innocent and rail roaded

[@theincorruptedeye8226]

@@charlessteenburgen Where did he get the money?

[@tomsbunk3790]

"Blue pill or red pill.... Your choices, "

[@nancysmith9487]

Take both

[@gotch09]

I don't think it 'was over a year' when they found the babys body. I think it was several months.

[@kevinbergin9971]

And just off the estate?

[@saveyourbacon6164]

On May 12, 1932, in fact.

[@kaylabattle9532]

I’m glad I found this

[@detriotman]

I did not know that they found the baby.

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

What about the wily dog? Terriers are famously alert, excellent watch dogs. A stranger would not have come anywhere near that house without alerting the dog - unless he was sedated.

[@dianalord5825]

Lol

[@Miguel195211]

Lindbergh was an aviator, Earnhardt was a publicity hound.

[@magicwandfour]

Lindbergh, one of the three USA citizens to be awarded medals by Adolf Hitler..

[@p47thunderbolt68]

He did a lot to help airmen in the Pacific Theater to help defeat Adolf's axis friends The Empire of Japan.

[@wesaoak]

To many things just do not add up, both Lindberghs were home and all the staff, why didn't the dog bark or the baby cry out when a strange man grabbed him from his bed also the latch on the window was broken and had not been fixed. It is known Lindbergh was a believer in Hitler's eugenics programs and the baby had man health and physical problems, makes you wonder.

[@saveyourbacon6164]

You should note that Hauptmann was innocent. The ladder was a prop, designed to provide a plausible explanation for how an outsider could have taken the child, in the hope of concealing the fact that it was an inside job. I don't think anyone who realised what a shoddy piece of contruction the ladder was could possibly imagine himself climbing it to an upstairs window and trying to get off it, through a window and into a room. The risk of falling and breaking your neck would be extremely high. Once it is realised that Charles Lindbergh should have been the prime suspect, many of the strange aspects of this case, in particular his strange behavior, fall into place.

[@corbinkirkland883]

100k views and not even 2K upvotes cmon people we need to encourage more content like this

[@corbinkirkland883]

No I don’t work for history channel’s KZbin page lol

[@nirv]

Never use the word content again.

[@robertn800]

No This video is what history wants you to believe- no mention of new investigation as to who actually killed “IT” (that’s a clue) 🤔

[@briannat1086]

Booooo. Several errors in this show. More people involved with Hauptmann.

[@soslothful]

Cite errors.

[@bethryan9077]

@@soslothful Bruises to the skull, so Not true. There was a fracture from the top of the skull to behind the left ear plus a hole at the back of the right ear. They were only staying at the house at weekends because it wasn't finished & that's why they didn't know the staff. Nurse Gowe had been sent for because Charlie had a cold & that's why they stayed 2 extra nights. The garage attendant wrote down the license plate on the $10 note he had been given for the $1 of gas because he had been swindled the week before, nothing to do with the sketch

[@mariealexander9545]

how did the kidnapper know which room the baby was in ?

[@Lava1964]

There had to be someone working on the inside.

[@mariealexander9545]

@@Lava1964 l agree there's no way he could have known unless he was told and did the police question everyone in the house ??? l dont think so

[@bethryan9077]

The house was empty during the week because the work was still going on And, anyone watching know the movements at the window & people talk to babies when putting them to sleep etc. They were there 2 extra nights because the baby had a cold

[@mariealexander9545]

@@bethryan9077 lm reading a book called number one the man who got away and the finger points to Lindberg l have'nt finished it yet but it makes you think

[@saveyourbacon6164]

@@bethryan9077 Your comment highlights one of the biggest gaps in the Prosecution's case: if Hauptmann, who had no access to inside information, was guilty, it meant he had to be in the immediate vicinity of the Lindbergh home on numerous occasions, at night, keeping the house under surveillance, to learn the patterns of the Lindberghs' movements, and also to identify which room was the nursery. He also needed to have everything ready to move, on the one occasion the Lindberghs' were ever staying on past the weekend. That meant also that he had to be there, keeping the house under surveillance, on Sunday, February 28, Monday, February 29, and Tuesday, March 1, without knowing on any of those days whether the family might leave in the mid to late afternoon to go back to the Morrow Estate. That meant absences from his home, at night, away from his wife, for which he could, at best, have provided feeble explanations. If he had been guilty, don't you think that Anna Hauptmann would have remembered numerous aspects of his behavior and actions, including these absences, unsatisfactorily explained at the time, and realised that everything fell into place if she recognised he must be guilty? She never did, and continued to campaign for his name to be cleared, to the end of her life, in 1994. Moreover, the Prosecution produced no evidence to show how he could have known the opportunity for the crime existed on Tuesday, March 1, 1932, nor any connection with any member of the staff of the Morrow estate or the Lindbergh home who could have provided inside information. It was very clear to the police, from the beginning, that this was an inside job. Hauptmann cannot be fitted into any theory which is based on the crime being an inside job. Of course, if Hauptmann had been guilty, the police would have got out of him full details of his accomplices and what access they had to inside information. Despite beating him up severely, he maintained his innocence. As he said himself, if he knew anything about the case, they would have got it out of him. He was innocent.

[@ednaamck3831]

I love this show and stream it often. I also support the artistry of Mr. Fishburne.

[@kennethblevins5531]

Lindbergh did it himslef. His wife was already in bed early so he and the staff were free to move around unchecked as well as more infromation.

[@RickGrimes007]

Exxxxxcellent!!!! 🇺🇸

[@ThePurplePillPerspective]

Found today May 12th 1932. Came here from this day in history.

[@gokaren420]

When I first learned story many years ago, no baby found, no kidnappers caught. Case unsolved. Story totally changed.

[@2682shark]

That’s because of the Mandela Effect

[@pryorbishop2957]

Except baby was found.

[@gotch09]

@@2682shark That's crazy. I remember reading in the late 60's, early 70's that the baby WAS found.

[@sandrasalas9813]

Mr Matrix, most of the information is wrong. You need to research your own investigation.

[@bookbeing]

They should compare the father's, doctors and house staff persons' handwriting with the ransome letters.

[@elizabethbrent7827]

Thank

[@leoflores-tapia415]

This is missing huge amounts of information, but I understand how it's made easier to digest. The Police and Government actually framed Hauptmann because all evidence shown was flimsy. They removed floorboards from his attic and replaced those on the ladder, they paid unreliable witnesses to say it was Richard, and even his own lawyer believed he was guilty before the hearing (He was also a massive fan of Charles Linbergh, and didn't want to speak against Charles). If you check his testimony and those of the first hearing, you can see how much it changed before his final sentence. The real criminal/s was never found, Hauptmann was a pawn in their plan (Isadore Fische was stated to have sent him the box of money as he owed large amounts of money to Hauptmann, but died of unknown causes during the trial).

[@kanakahawaii6860]

I'm pretty inebriated right now....... and I rewinded it back a few times........ but if on March 1 1932 (2:31 ) the Lindbergh family found out their kid is missing how then that J. Edgar Hoover issues a statement on March 2 1932 (6:57) saying all agencies will be looking for the murderer when they didn't know until way after that the bay was found dead? 🤔 something smells fishy

[@kanakahawaii6860]

Ahhhh i shouldve waited until 9:35 ........... THE PATSY

[@danashackleford5010]

Cant watch this..so sad

[@frederickbowdler8169]

When I compared the letter with the Lindberg memorabilia for sale how is it that the writing is identical?

[@joshuaabell444]

This uploads blows the volume goes in and out

[@dedanmsafari8213]

What is the name of the person narrating the story? Anyone know his name? Not Laurence, the other guy behind the story?

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Bruno was offered a million dollars if he confessed which he refused

[@Tboy439]

That is just a stupid lie. If he confesses he's dead. A million dollars don't co a dead person much good. Now if they offer a million dollars and freedom then.......I confess, I did it!!!!

[@saveyourbacon6164]

@@Tboy439 If I remember correctly from my reading, a newspaper made an offer to Hauptmann, that if he confessed, a sum of money, which might have been $75,000, or it might have been $100,000, (I'm sure it was not $1 million) would be paid to his wife, Anna. He declined. If he made a false confession, this would not have helped, because the authorities would have demanded he name his accomplices. He could not have named anyone; as an innocent man, he had no accomplices and knew nothing about the case.

[@Tboy439]

@@saveyourbacon6164 ....It was the government who killed him as a warning to stop attacking the Federal Reserve and the corruption in the government. He was too famous and popular and they had to silence him. Research some of the statement he made and you'll understand. I could find a few for you if you'd like.

[@sandrasalas9813]

It wasn't properly investigated.

[@warmonger8799]

Awesome 🎉🎉🎉

[@Mloofylicious]

That housekeeper Viola is interesting.

[@jettrink5014]

tHERE'S HARDLY ANYTHING TRUE ABOUT THIS!

[@patriciaakinyombo2256]

I don’t believe he did it

[@charlessteenburgen]

I'm glad you see it that way ..because I agree 100 percent..he was the victim of a frame up..read Scapegoat by Anthony Scaduto

[@bethryan9077]

He did it & there was plenty to back that up. But at least one more involved. This vid said 'bruises to the skull' for some Very strange reason. Fact - A fracture from the top of the skull to behind the left ear Plus a hole behind the right ear.

[@bethryan9077]

@@charlessteenburgen There are Always bs artists who write books for $$ & say Whatever. Guilty as charged, do some research

[@eddiemartin85]

👌 Great👌

[@firestone8]

I'm wondering why Lawrence Fishburne's voice has been dubbed over? That's obviously not his. Curious.

[@shaneclyde8694]

Please do more of these

[@GiftSparks]

8:15 those types of bills didn’t exist in 1933.

[@kevinbergin9971]

Right, FDR came in that year and brought up changes in the banking laws.

[@chrisysmith51]

TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BABY KNAPPING

[@sameekshanayak6690]

But why did that German carpenter do so?? Did he had any gruge from family??

[@kathyjohnson4201]

I DON'T THINK HE TOOK THE BABY JUST NEEDED SOMEONE TO BLAME. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE BABY THAT HIS FATHER THOUGHT HE HAD? HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN DID THEY HAVE?

[@robertn800]

Not sure how many children he had with Anne but he did have 7 other children by German mistresses.

[@bethryan9077]

@@robertn800 omg, you say you don't know how many children he had with Anne but you're bangin' on about a book you read & you've decided that Hauptmann is innocent. What, this great author didn't know that either? lol

[@MegaMesozoic]

@@robertn800 Anne had at least 3 more children with Lindbergh - Jon, Land and Reeve.

[@JimBob-uj8gq]

See in the old days they got stuff done. Found the murderer/kidnapper, convicted him, and executed 1 year later. None of this 15-20 years bullsh*t before they get executed.

[@catdooley4616]

Did they or did they set someone up to take the fall because of the pressure to arrest someone?

[@DicksonDagger]

It’s better now cause the person maybe found innocent during that time period 15-20. It’s rare but it does happen.

[@theincorruptedeye8226]

They executed people whether they were involved or not.

[@bruce3064]

And if they convicted the wrong person there were no Liberal tears crying about how they executed an innocent man.

[@theincorruptedeye8226]

@@bruce3064 Politics.

[@robinvillariza9902]

lindberg was known to play pranks it was said he was the one who took his baby but the ladder broke and the baby died due to the fall.

[@soslothful]

Murdering a baby is hardly a "prank."

[@bethryan9077]

Lindbergh was Not involved in the death of his child & there were 2 sets of shoeprints in the mud that led off to the east. Skull fracture from the top of the head to behind the left ear Plus a hole behind the right ear. No accident

[@kevinbergin9971]

... play pranks...? Well, as mama said, "It's always fun until someone gets hurt."

[@satanswolf]

So, Lindbergh himself dropped the baby pulling a prank and blamed it on a false kidnapper.

[@nancywysemen7196]

a lot of impressive work. a lot. did he drop the child? did he admit to crime? more to the story.....

[@nancysmith9487]

Very informative... solid we found someone for closure... Thought there was millions of gold leaf paper hidden and missing. Sorry for me story doesn't add up

[@taranullius9221]

Lindbergh only paid $50,000.

[@nancysmith9487]

@@taranullius9221 for ransom? Pretty sure in Hopewell tavern, nj. Good food bye the way. There was an article about missing money also never found, gold leaf I believe. Hopewell tavern was home for where they met for the search. And the house is used by the state for counseling...

[@querubekelso9398]

Not the reality. History says otherwise. He was not the guilty party, investigations to his guilt lied they only wanted to find a guilty person. There is plenty of information regarding this horrible crime. They never caught the real murderers.

[@charlessteenburgen]

Hauptmann was rail roaded..so much suppressed evidence points to him being innocent ..they had to have a Scapegoat.Lindbergh was a national hero

[@robertn800]

The real Murderer is identified in “Suspect #1” As do other books 📚

[@saveyourbacon6164]

@@charlessteenburgen You are right. It is 100% certain Hauptmann was innocent.

[@aarontate1667]

All the evidence stacked against the supposed killer seems to be the only way to be convinced at first glance that he done it but there’s so many things that were goin on with that whole situation with the Lindbergh’s their help and everything. Regardless of who done it I’m convinced they accidentally dropped the kid then left it not far from the house and still tried to make as though they still had him and proceeded to blackmail for the ransom. But there’s so many unanswered questions to that theory so only the Almighty knows what really happened all we can go by is what was left behind what was found and what was said in the end.

[@bethryan9077]

The baby had a fracture from the top of the skull to behind his left ear Plus a hole behind his right ear. Murder

[@gokaren420]

There would have been an indentation in mud below if baby fell.

[@saveyourbacon6164]

One thing you can take for granted is that Richard Hauptmann was innocent. That is 100% certain.

[@eltoneagle8136]

​@@saveyourbacon6164 They all say that but how comes he had all those signed notes from the ransom and same timber was found in his working place as the fixed ladder 🪜!!

[@stevenyourke7901]

How did Hauptmann know where the baby was located? which window to climb through? Someone must have told him and therefore it sounds like an inside job.

[@robertn800]

It was an inside job but Hauptmann was not involved.

[@bethryan9077]

Don't you think a kidnapper would have cased the house Before that night?

[@stevenyourke7901]

@@bethryan9077 Cased the house?! Think about it. Does that really make any sense? First, he’d have to know that the family was staying in that house. It’s was a weekend home. They never stayed there during the week. The baby caught cold which is why the mother and baby were there on a Tuesday night. So how would the kidnapper know the baby would even be in the house at all that night? Second, how could kidnapper have gained access to the house at all unless he was let in previously by someone in the house? Any way you lol at it, there had to be someone in that household who helped the kidnapper. It’s not a bank or a store that’s open to the public, it’s a private home.

[@bethryan9077]

@@stevenyourke7901 omg, do you Really think all crimes are a thought as a crim walks past? Stick to your one hour TV shows. How would someone know they were there that night? lol. Lights on, talking, see the movement in the baby's room that night. Anybody could have got in the house during the week to scout around, only workmen there & during the day. That window was warped & didn't lock, good chance a Carpenter could have done something to the window. BTW - it wasn't a weekend home at all, it was newly built, just not finished & That's Why they were there at weekends only.

[@stevenyourke7901]

@@bethryan9077 You’re not too bright, are you? There had to be an insider involved. That’s obvious to anyone with half a brain.

[@bonjourvietnam007]

🙏🙏

[@1975reispedro1]

I really wish that someone invented a machine that would make the killers fell the paid they inflicted plus 10. If now a days is possible to understand the brain regions where fear, pain, grief are and all those bad bad feelings.