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Case That Never Dies : The Lindbergh Kidnapping by Lloyd Gardner (2004, Hardcover)

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The Case That NeverDies places the Lindbergh kidnapping, investigation, and trial in the context of the Depression, when many feared the country was on the edge of anarchy. He relented only when the child was found dead.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRutgers University Press

ISBN-100813533856

ISBN-139780813533858

eBay Product ID (ePID)30447306

Product Key Features

Book TitleCase That Never Dies : the Lindbergh Kidnapping

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicMurder / General, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), General, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw, True Crime, History

AuthorLloyd Gardner

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight30.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-018870

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews The Case That Never Dies does not tell us definitively who kidnapped and killed Charlie. But I would not be surprised if other readers also conclude that had Gardner, with his curiosity, keen understanding of human behavior and first-rate analytical mind, been involved with the original investigation, this story would have had a significantly different ending.

Grade FromTenth Grade

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

SynopsisThe Case That Never Dies places the Lindbergh kidnapping, investigation, and trial in the context of the Depression, when many feared the country was on the edge of anarchy. Gardner delves deeply into the aspects of the case that remain confusing to this day, including Lindbergh's dealings with crime baron Owney Madden, Al Capone's New York counterpart, as well as the inexplicable exploits of John Condon, a retired schoolteacher who became the prosecution's best witness. The initial investigation was hampered by Colonel Lindbergh, who insisted that the police not attempt to find the perpetrator because he feared the investigation would endanger his son's life. He relented only when the child was found dead. After two years of fruitless searching, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant, was discovered to have some of the ransom money in his possession. Hauptmann was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. Throughout the book, Gardner pays special attention to the evidence of the case and how it was used and misused in the trial. Whether Hauptmann was guilty or not, Gardner concludes that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of first-degree murder. Set in historical context, the book offers not only a compelling read, but a powerful vantage point from which to observe the United States in the 1930s as well as contemporary arguments over capital punishment., When Charles Lindbergh's baby son was mysteriously taken from his home near Hopewell, New Jersey, in 1932, the world was shocked. It happened during the worst period of the great Depression, at a time when kidnapping neared epidemic proportions across the nation. Despite the overwhelming publicity the case received both at the time and in all the years since, many controversies surrounding the Crime of the Century and the subsequent trial have never been resolved. This is a comprehensive study of the Lindbergh kidnapping, investigation and trial, placing it in the context of the Depression, when many feared the country was on the edge of anarchy. confusing. These include Lindbergh's dealings with crime baron Owney Madden, Al Capone's New York counterpart, through gangland intemediaries, as well as the inexplicable exploits of John Condon, a retired schoolteacher who became the prosecution's chief witness. The initial investigation was hampered by Colonel Lindbergh, who insisted that the police not attempt to find the perpetrator because he feared the investigation would endanger his son's life. He relented only when the child was found dead. Hauptmann, was discovered to have some of the ransom money in his possession. Hauptmann was arrested, tried and sentenced to death. Throughout the book, Gardner pays special attention to the evidence of the case and how it was used and misused in the trial. Whether Hauptmann was guilty or not, Gardner concludes that there was most likely insufficient evidence to convict him of first-degree murder. Hoover and Norman Scwarzkopf, commander of the New Jersey State Police.

LC Classification NumberHV6603.L5G37 2004