Lindbergh Kidnapping

Introduces the Lindbergh nursery scene, the initial ransom demand, and the questions that later accounts built around the abduction.

Examines Charles Lindbergh’s celebrity, his influence on the early investigation and later allegations about the case.

Follows the ransom currency to Hauptmann and examines the prosecution’s use of the recovered money.

Reviews competing accounts and expert testimony at the trial for Charles Lindbergh Jr.'s murder, alongside the public atmosphere surrounding Hauptmann's conviction.

Explores revisionist accounts of the kidnapping and later allegations about the investigation.

Compares competing explanations, including Hauptmann acting alone and a proposed John Knoll conspiracy, and discusses efforts to obtain DNA testing.

Jim Axelrod and Joe Nocera discuss the investigation, Hauptmann’s conviction and competing explanations developed in later accounts.

The second interview examines efforts to clear Hauptmann, allegations directed at Lindbergh and the effects of celebrity on accounts of the case.