Crime of the Century
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"Crime of the Century" is the sensational nickname given by the press to the 1932 kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son, a case that gripped the United States and became one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crime of the Century canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2471135 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crime of the Century Context triple: [Lindbergh kidnapping, mediaNickname, Crime of the Century]
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A.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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C.
Murder on Capitol Hill
Murder on Capitol Hill is a political mystery novel by Margaret Truman set in Washington, D.C., involving intrigue and murder within the halls of the U.S. Congress.
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D.
Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion is a 1957 American film noir drama starring Barbara Stanwyck and Sterling Hayden that explores the destructive consequences of ambition and marital dissatisfaction.
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E.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crime of the Century Target entity description: "Crime of the Century" is the sensational nickname given by the press to the 1932 kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son, a case that gripped the United States and became one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
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A.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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C.
Murder on Capitol Hill
Murder on Capitol Hill is a political mystery novel by Margaret Truman set in Washington, D.C., involving intrigue and murder within the halls of the U.S. Congress.
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D.
Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion is a 1957 American film noir drama starring Barbara Stanwyck and Sterling Hayden that explores the destructive consequences of ambition and marital dissatisfaction.
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E.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ kidnapping case ⓘ murder case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lindbergh kidnapping
ⓘ
surface form:
Lindbergh baby kidnapping
Lindbergh kidnapping ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredDate | 1932-05-12 ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredLocation | near Hopewell, New Jersey ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | head trauma ⓘ |
| charge | first-degree murder ⓘ |
| controversy | questions about Bruno Hauptmann’s guilt ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1932-03-01 ⓘ |
| era | Great Depression ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
ladder used in kidnapping
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marked gold certificates ⓘ ransom notes ⓘ |
| executionDate | 1936-04-03 ⓘ |
| executionMethod | electric chair ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Crime of the Century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most infamous crimes in American history ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ⓘ
New Jersey State Police ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Federal Kidnapping Act
ⓘ
Lindbergh Law ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | conviction of Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| location | Hopewell, New Jersey ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | intense national press coverage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on US federal kidnapping laws
ⓘ
widespread media attention ⓘ |
| parentOfVictim |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
ⓘ
Charles Lindbergh ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| pressNickname | Crime of the Century self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| ransomCurrency | US dollars ⓘ |
| ransomDemanded | 50000 US dollars ⓘ |
| ransomPaid | 50000 US dollars ⓘ |
| ransomPaymentForm | gold certificates ⓘ |
| sentence | death penalty ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| subjectOf |
documentary films
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dramatizations ⓘ numerous books ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Flemington, New Jersey ⓘ |
| trialNickname | Trial of the Century ⓘ |
| victim |
Charles Lindbergh
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surface form:
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
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| victimAge | 20 months ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crime of the Century Description of subject: "Crime of the Century" is the sensational nickname given by the press to the 1932 kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son, a case that gripped the United States and became one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Crime of the Century (Lindbergh kidnapping)
subject surface form:
Crime of the Century (Lindbergh kidnapping)