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Aviator Charles Lindbergh (\u2018The Lone Eagle\u2019) was a household name when his 20 month-old son, Charlie Jr (dubbed \u2018The Eaglet\u2019) vanished from his nursery on 1st March, 1932, sparking a nationwide media frenzy.\nThe kidnappers left a ransom note demanding $50,000. After a further 12 exchanges of correspondence, the Lindberghs were told their son was onboard a boat called Nellie: a boat which was never found. At his sensational trial, immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann pleaded not guilty, but was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the electric chair.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the Police matched Hauptmann to the abduction; reveal how Al Capone got caught up in the crisis; and ask where all the forensic botanists have gone\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Tragic Story Of The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping\u2019 (All Thats Interesting, 2021): https://allthatsinteresting.com/lindbergh-baby-kidnapping\n\u2022 \u201860 Years Later, Doubt Clings to Lindbergh Baby Kidnaping Case\u2019 (Los Angeles Times, 1992): https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-09-mn-3355-story.html\n\u2022 \u2018How They Caught the Lindbergh Baby's Kidnapper\u2019 (Smithsonian Channel, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpwduHFPqHk\n#30s #Crime #Mystery\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices