The Lindbergh kidnapping was deemed the “Crime of the Century” in the 20th century much like how 9/11 was a very serious and detrimental terrorists attack in this century . It all started when Charles Lindbergh was an American pilot who made the first transatlantic non-stop flight from New York to France, which took about 33 and a half hours (James 1). Charles Lindbergh was staying at his home in Hopewell, New Jersey with his wife and 20 month old son Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. On the night of March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh Jr., was kidnapped from his crib in the Hopewell house and was never seen until a bystander found the dead body on the side of the road years later. All of the evidence produced from the crime scene pointed to only …show more content…
One of the most incriminating pieces that was discovered was a wooden ladder that was used to kidnap the baby from the second story nursery. The ladder was left at the crime scene on the ground beneath the window (“Case”). The discovery of the ladder proved to the law enforcement exactly how Hauptmann was able to kidnap the child without breaking any door or window. The ladder itself was homemade and was built into three separate pieces that made it easily transportable. There was also nail holes on the side that showed the wood had been used before (“Case”). Experts on the case were able to trace the wood from the ladder by a sawmill blade that had faulty parts (“Case”). The traces from the wood led to a shipment of wood was brought to a lumberyard in Queens, New York which was near Hauptmann’s home in the Bronx, New York (“Case”). The police searched the house and the discovered the wood that was used for the ladder was the same wood that was used for the attic. As the police continued the search in Hauptmann’s home, they found other key prosecution evidence that helped prove his guilty …show more content…
A very crucial person in the crime was a man by the name Dr. John Codon. He began to be enticed in this felony because he offered his services as a middleman to the kidnappers who remarkable accepted his help (Aron 133). Although the search for Hauptmann continued for years, Codon was able to identify Hauptmann as the man he gave the ransom money too (“Case”). Codon was the most influential person to the police because he was someone who actually spoke to the kidnapper face to face whereas the other people saw a man either with Codon or just near the estate near or on the day of the kidnapping. For example, there were a number of people claiming that they had spotted Hauptmann in his car near the Lindbergh estate on the day of the kidnapping. (“Case”). Out of these claims were two people that the police decided to question. One was a cab driver who claimed to actually deliver a note to Hauptmann as a go-between for Codon. Similar to Codon, this cab man more than likely saw the face of the kidnapper and was therefore able to provide details to his appearance and had to ability to recognize Hauptmann when he was in a line up (“Case”). In addition to the cab driver, there was also a New York fashion model who was attributed to saying that she spotted to seeing Hauptmann following Codon when they were