Crime of the Century: The Tragic Kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
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      • Death
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      • Trial
      • Questions Linger
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    • Federal Kidnapping Act
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Baby Lindbergh

Aerial view of the Lindbergh's Hopewell House. March 1932, Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead

Starting a family

Lindbergh married Anne Morrow in 1929 and soon they were
​expecting a baby.
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Charles and Anne Lindbergh 1929 Cleveland National Air Races. Smithsonian National Air and Space

Need for privacy

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh at Long Barn, England. May, 1937, Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University
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Anne Lindbergh to her mother-in-law
Hoping to maintain privacy from the prying eyes of the public, they resorted to codes to relay the baby's gender to their family.
"I have gotten utterly bitter about it. I have no patience, no understanding, no sympathy with the people who stare...Oh, Mother-It is so wearing. I wonder if it will ever slacken."
-Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1930

Charles Jr.

The Lindberghs' first child, a boy named Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., was born on June 22, 1930. His birth was celebrated worldwide.
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Anne Lindbergh with Charles, Jr. - Princeton, N.J., autumn, 1930. Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
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March 3, 1932. The New York Times
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., as a baby, with his mother (Anne Morrow Lindbergh), grandmother, and great grandmother, 1931, Library of Congress
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June 25, 1930. The New York Times
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March 2, 1932. The New York Times

MOVING TO HOPEWELL

In 1930, the Lindberghs purchased land near Hopewell, N.J., trying to escape from the intruding paparazzi and public. 
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Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., aged 1 year. 1931, New Jersey Department of State
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Charles Jr.'s first birthday. June 22, 1931, Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
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Anne Lindbergh to her mother-in-law
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The Lindbergh's home near Hopewell. 1932, Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
aftermath
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Desperate Times
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  • Home
    • Thesis
  • Lucky Lindy
    • Early Career
    • Orteig Prize
  • Triumph
    • Flight
    • Aftermath
    • Baby Lindbergh
  • Tragedy
    • Desperate Times
    • Kidnapping >
      • Death
    • Gathering Evidence >
      • Trial
      • Questions Linger
  • Impact
    • Federal Kidnapping Act
    • Family Impact
    • Kidnappings After
  • Legacy
  • Research
    • Interviews
    • Process Paper
    • Annotated Bibliography