The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Suspect No. 1

The Man Who Got Away

By: Lise Pearlman

Narrated by: Lise Pearlman

In the depths of the Depression, millions worldwide followed every twist and turn of the Lindbergh baby kidnap/murder. Yet what was reported was largely fake news. Nearly a century after undocumented immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the dastardly crime, questions still linger. If the wrong man was convicted, who did it? When? Why? Where? How? The shocking answers have eluded all prior authors. Now in The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Suspect No. 1 - The Man Who Got Away award-winning author Lise Pearlman’s extensive research into dusty archives yielded crucial forensic evidence never before analyzed. Listeners are invited to reexamine "the crime of the century" freshly focused on a key suspect - a slim, clean-shaven man wearing a fedora that obscured his face. He was spotted with a ladder in his car near the Lindberghs' driveway early that fateful night. The police let an insider who fit that description oversee the entire investigation - the boy's father, international hero Charles Lindbergh. Abuse of power, amorality and xenophobia all feature in this saga set in an era dominated by white supremacists and social Darwinists.

Astonishingly more key evidence is accessible today than was presented at the death penalty trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnap/murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. You get to judge for yourself who committed the "crime of the century".

©2020 Lise A. Pearlman (P)2021 Lise Pearlman

Eye-opening story about a man considered a hero.

There is a lesson in this book. And the lesson is, do not put anyone on a pedestal. When I was a child, I remember watching documentaries about Charles Lindbergh and reading about him and his accomplishments.

It was only as an adult when I started doing my own research that I came to find out what a terrible person he was. I always suspected that Mr. Haupmann was railroaded, and even thought that Lindbergh himself may have had a part in it. This cements that idea for me. While he did perform a major accomplishment, he was more than likely a sociopath. I feel so bad for that little baby.

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detailed examination of a crime rarely talked about but worth considering in today's forensic science.

Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case

No doubt that Bruno H was the fall guy that Chas Lindbergh used to cover his own tracks. Lindbergh was a despicable man. Reminds me of the OJ Simpson case.

This will make you think

I have long been curious about the Lindbergh kidnapping. Mainly because as a builders daughter I’m obsessed with the ladder. No carpenter in his right mind would have made a ladder like that. This book is the first I’ve read about the crime, well researched, well written and inspiring. I’m off to do ore sleuthing! Too bad it was botched or covered up so well. Imagine allowing the press in to trample all over the place!

Within the book, many things I did not know about.

The book was well done, so many things that I was unaware of. I believe that Lindy killed his son. My Grandmother lived in Chicago when this was happening and we talked along about it. Grandmother lived with us . she was 66 when I was a teenager.

Hard to Believe

Too many if “this then that” suppositions. It’s hard to believe that all these people involved in hiding or ignoring the truth could have kept quiet about it for so long. I believe Lindbergh was an odd duck. He had many strange ideas to say the least. He was obviously not the only person who believed in eugenics at the time. I think the author brushed over the obvious smoking gun. Hauptman was caught spending the ransom money and he had a box of it as well. Someone said they ‘saw him receive a wrapped box,’the author gave almost no further information and casually brushed aside the one tangible piece of evidence in this case as presented. If I were on the jury, that fact alone would be enough to convince me beyond a reasonable doubt that Hauptman was guilty, maybe not the single player, but still deeply involved. Further information should have presented addressing this valuable piece of true evidence.