THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING SUSPECT NO. 1. Lise Pearlman

      

      SUSPECT NO. 1

      LISE PEARLMAN IS ALSO THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF

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       www.lisepearlman.com

      The Lindbergh Kidnapping

      SUSPECT NO. 1

      The Man Who Got Away

      by Lise Pearlman

      REGENT PRESS

      Berkeley, California

      Copyright © 2020 by Lise Pearlman

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Pearlman, Lise A., 1949- author.

      Title: The Lindbergh kidnapping suspect no. 1 : the man who got away / by Lise Pearlman.

      Other titles: Lindbergh kidnapping suspect number one

      Description: Berkeley, California : Regent Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: "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 this book suggests have eluded all prior authors. Extensive research into dusty archives yielded crucial forensic evidence never before analyzed. Readers are invited to reexamine "the crime of the century" with fresh eyes focused on a key suspect – a tall 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. If Lindbergh was Suspect No. 1, the man who got away, what was his motive? Who else was involved? Who helped cover up the crime? Read this book and judge for yourself"— Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020019381 (print) | LCCN 2020019382 (ebook) | ISBN 9781587905322 (hardback) | ISBN 9781587904950 (paperback) | ISBN 9781587904967 (kindle edition)

      Subjects: LCSH: Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1930-1932—Kidnapping. | Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. | Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, 1899-1936. | Kidnapping—New Jersey—Hopewell—Case studies.

      Classification: LCC HV6603.L5 P39 2020 (print) | LCC HV6603.L5 (ebook) | DDC 364.152/3092—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020019381

      LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020019382

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      Contents

       Dedication

       Map of Crime Scene

       Cast of Characters

       Floor Plan of the Lindberghs’ Farmhouse

       Introduction

       ACT ONE

       1. KIDNAPPED!

       2. A Secretive Loner in the Spotlight

       3. The Orteig Prize

       4. The Search for the Perfect Mate

       5. Hooked

       6. America’s Royal Couple

       7. An Ominous Beginning

       8. Back in the Air — Grounded by Tragedy

       9. Getting Reacquainted with “Hi” and “Mum-Mum”

       10. Little Charlie’s Last Days

       ACT TWO

       1. The Police Arrive

       2. The First 48 Hours