48 Hours

Post Mortem | Lindbergh

June 2, 2026·31 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the infant son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, remains one of the most infamous and unresolved crimes in American history. Despite the arrest, trial, and execution of Bruno Hauptmann, lingering doubts about the investigation, fore

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Jonas Serra

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Charles LindberghBruno HauptmannJim AxelrodJonas SerraNorman Schwarzkopf

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The Lindbergh Conspiraciesby Jonas Serra

Topics

American HistoryCold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsHistorical FiguresInvestigative JournalismTrue Crime

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