Great Mysteries and Myths of the Twentieth Century (1998)

Episode Overview

Title: The Lindbergh Baby Mystery Plot: Charles Lindbergh, renowned for being the first solo aviator to cross the Atlantic, enjoyed a life of fame with his glamorous wife and their young son, who kept them in the public eye. However, on the night of March 1, 1932, tragedy struck when twenty-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr. was abducted from his crib in their Hopewell, New Jersey home. Despite receiving ransom notes and paying a sum, the child was later discovered murdered. The investigation led to Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German carpenter, who was executed for the crime. Questions lingered about accomplices, the enigmatic Isidor Fisch, the suicide of Lindbergh's maid after questioning, and the identity of the ladder's builder. Were more than one person responsible for this heartbreaking crime?