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Born
Charles Lindbergh Jr. was born in Englewood, New Jersey at the house of Mrs. Lindbergh’s late father -
Kidnapped
Charles Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped from his kid in Hopewell, Jersey at about 9:00 pm -
Ransom Note
The thirteenth ransom note, which was the last, indicated that the baby was on a boat known as the “Nellie” near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts -
Charles Lindbergh Jr. Found
Charles Lindbergh Jr.’s body was found accidentally by William Allen near Mount Rose, New Jersey in Mercer County -
Lindbergh’s Ransom Notes
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York 296 ten-dollar gold certificates, and one $20 gold certificate, which all of them were Lindbergh ransom notes. They were examined, but the depositer was never found. -
“John” taken into custody
The person who Dr. Condon identified as “John” was found buying gasoline at a gas station and he was arrested and taken into custody. After researching, he was found out to be Richard Hauptmann -
Hauptmann Trial
He was put on trial for kidnapping and murder in Flemington, New Jersey. The trial lasted for 5 weeks. -
Hauptmann was convicted
The jury reached a verdict, and it was that Hauptmann was guilty of murder of the first degree and he was sentenced to death by electrocution on January 17, 1936. -
Governor of New Jersey
The governor of New Jersey granted a 30-day reprieve and they changed Hauptmann’s sentence on February 17, 1936 to be on March 30, 1936 -
Hauptmann’s Death
Hauptmann’s petition of clemency was denied and he was put in the electric chair on April 3, 1936 at 8:47 p.m.
