Trial of the Century

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Trial of the Century is the popular nickname for the highly publicized 1935 court case against Bruno Hauptmann for the kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court case
criminal trial
historical event
alternativeName Hauptmann trial NERFINISHED
Lindbergh kidnapping trial NERFINISHED
century 20th century
charge extortion
kidnapping
murder
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Hunterdon County Court NERFINISHED
crimeDate 1932-03-01
defenseAttorney Edward J. Reilly NERFINISHED
Frederick A. Pope NERFINISHED
endDate 1935-02-13
evidenceUsed handwriting analysis
ladder wood analysis
marked ransom money
ransom notes
executionDate 1936-04-03
hasDefendant Bruno Hauptmann NERFINISHED
Bruno Richard Hauptmann NERFINISHED
hasVictim Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. NERFINISHED
hasVictimFamilyMember Anne Morrow Lindbergh NERFINISHED
Charles Lindbergh NERFINISHED
heldIn Flemington, New Jersey NERFINISHED
impact influenced public views on media and high-profile trials
involves Lindbergh kidnapping NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of New Jersey NERFINISHED
locationOfCrime East Amwell Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED
mediaCoverageType sensational press coverage
methodOfExecution electric chair
nickName Trial of the Century NERFINISHED
notableFor intense media coverage
public controversy over guilt
use of forensic evidence
presidingJudge Thomas W. Trenchard NERFINISHED
prosecutor David T. Wilentz NERFINISHED
publicPerception widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice by some commentators
relatedTo Lindbergh kidnapping case NERFINISHED
capital punishment in New Jersey
sentence death
startDate 1935-01-02
subjectOf documentary films
historical studies
numerous books
timePeriod 1930s
verdict guilty

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Crime of the Century trialNickname Trial of the Century
subject surface form: Crime of the Century (Lindbergh kidnapping)