Lindbergh kidnapping
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The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lindbergh kidnapping canonical | 5 |
| Lindbergh kidnapping trial | 2 |
| Lindbergh Law (Federal Kidnapping Act) | 1 |
| Lindbergh baby case | 1 |
| Lindbergh baby kidnapping | 1 |
| kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. | 1 |
| kidnapping of Daisy Armstrong | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ murder case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lindbergh kidnapping
ⓘ
surface form:
Lindbergh baby case
Lindbergh baby kidnapping ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredDate | 1932-05-12 ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredLocation | near Mount Rose, New Jersey ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOfVictim | head trauma ⓘ |
| charges | first-degree murder ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1932-03-01 ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
ladder used to reach nursery window
ⓘ
marked gold certificates ⓘ ransom notes ⓘ |
| executionDate | 1936-04-03 ⓘ |
| executionMethod | electric chair ⓘ |
| executionPlace | New Jersey State Prison ⓘ |
| impact |
increased public concern over child safety
ⓘ
strengthened federal role in major crimes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Federal Kidnapping Act
ⓘ
Lindbergh Law ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ⓘ
New Jersey State Police ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | kidnapping became a federal offense when victim transported across state lines ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | conviction of Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| legislationDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| location |
East Amwell Township, New Jersey
ⓘ
Hopewell, New Jersey ⓘ |
| mediaNickname | Crime of the Century ⓘ |
| notableInvestigator | Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. ⓘ |
| parentOfVictim |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
ⓘ
Charles Lindbergh ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| publicReaction |
intense media coverage
ⓘ
nationwide outrage ⓘ |
| ransomCurrency | gold certificates ⓘ |
| ransomDemanded | 50000 US dollars ⓘ |
| ransomPaid | 50000 US dollars ⓘ |
| sentence | death penalty ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
films and documentaries
ⓘ
numerous books ⓘ |
| suspect | Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Flemington, New Jersey ⓘ |
| trialStartYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| victim |
Charles Lindbergh
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
|
| victimAge | 20 months ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lindbergh baby case
this entity surface form:
Lindbergh Law (Federal Kidnapping Act)
this entity surface form:
Lindbergh kidnapping trial
this entity surface form:
Lindbergh kidnapping trial
this entity surface form:
kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
subject surface form:
Crime of the Century (Lindbergh kidnapping)
subject surface form:
Crime of the Century (Lindbergh kidnapping)
this entity surface form:
Lindbergh baby kidnapping
this entity surface form:
kidnapping of Daisy Armstrong