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Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Trial Ends in Controversy
The jurors identify Hauptmann through circumstantial evidence including a ransom bill passer and witnesses near Hopewell. The defense argues Hauptmann did not travel to New York the day of the crime and challenges handwriting and money possession. The trial in Flemington, N J, cost over a million dollars and captivated millions as the Lindbergh case spurred a lasting pursuit of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Reilly
Hauptmann
New York
Isador Fisch
Old Flemington
N. J
Lindbergh
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Bruno Hauptmann
James Sellers
Los Angeles
Sellers