The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping took place on March 1, 1932. Chas A. Lindbergh, Jr. was kidnapped while sound asleep in the Lindbergh family mansion.
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What do you think really happened?
Who do you think was really involved?
Based on the evidence that was found, what scenario for the kidnapping can you come up with?
Hauptmann was convicted and put to death for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh Baby...do you agree with this conviction? Why or why not?
1.I woke up and i was on a little island by my self.there were lots of trees and grass. i was so hungry so i went out looking for food. about an hour later .i got a fishing i got one fish but that was not enough. then i seen a little plane in the air it was low to the ground so i yelled and wayved they did stop so i sat down and about an hour latter it came by agin and got me..
ReplyDelete-Austin Moore,1-14-10
I personally think that the maid was involved. when the mother left the room she opened the window. Later she came back, shut the window and turned on the heater. What was the point of that?????
ReplyDeleteI think that the maid opened the window for the kidnapper to come in. Then after she was positive that the kidnapper was gone she came back and made it seem like it the window was never opened.Then she went around and just calmly asked around with no rush really. then she kind of disapears from the story. why?
I doubt Hauptmann was the only suspect and the death penalty was used poorly. I also think that the maid was the brains of the plans......
i think the kidnapper killed the baby and hid it in the forest. i think the maid was in on it and the kidnapper.
ReplyDeletethe guy walked up the ladder moved everything he touched around with a chizle nabbed the baby and left the note.guilty because evidense all against him no use in re-opening if he allready dead.
-Travis Sanford
Personally, I think that the man that was convicted of the kidnapping was innocent, or might have known who did it but didn't participate himself. He could have easily recived the money from the real kidnapper. Some of the evidence from the crime scene didn't even mach him. The foot print didn't mach his, and there where none of his fingerprints in the crime scene. His wife who pleaded for his innocence probably would've addmitted that he did it if he actually did, and I really don't think he was guilty.
ReplyDeleteI also think that the nursemaid Betty was participating in the kidnapping. If you put the deatails together, it makes sense. She opened the window when she put the baby to bed, probably to let the kidnapper in. Then she came back in and shut the window and turned on a heater, maby to make them think that the heater had been on the entire time. Thats when she noticed the baby was gone. She probably lied to the parents that she had no idea where the baby had gone. When they checked the room again, the window was opened a crack, so the kidnapper could slide the ransom note inside.
I think they should re-open the case and investigate further.
I think that the story was pretty interesting of all things. I thought it was a good way to use up a couple of class days :D. The crime scene i thought didnt have enough evidence to prove haupttman guilty of all charges.i think he was innocent!!
ReplyDeleteThe exeucution by ELECTRIC CHAIR was a little disurbing to me! i didnt know people were killed like that back way when. like i said i think the accused was innocent and that someone else took "care" of the baby. i think that the crime was cruel and was a cheap way of getting some cheap cash.
i think that the nurse was in on the kidnapping.
ReplyDeletei think this because why would she leave the window for so long if he had a cold?what kind of people think of stealing a baby anyway?i think that he should've been admitted into an insane asylum instead of being electrocuted.
why did they even let the father control the investigation anyway? that was a very stupid decision on the polices part. it would have been a happy story if the baby was still alive at the end. i think that bruno was a very sick man. he was DERANGED AND DUMB!!!!!
-Alex Nispel
I think thats is was a terrible misfourtune and I am sorry it happened. That baby did not deserve that. Why him? Yes his father was very famous. But aren't there a lot of babies that have famous mothers and fathers? There are deffinetly a lot more now but there had to be more than one back then!
ReplyDeleteAnd who ever decided to tell the whole world about it? I mean,yeah the word could get spread around quickly, or slowly. But someone decided to tell the press and I know if I was the parents I wouldn't want anyone to know that my house was so open that someone could steal my baby. Because no one would ever want to come over again! NO!
I think the nursemaid had something to do with the whole deal , even though it wasnt ever proved , I still think she has a large part in the crime .It was kind of suspicious how she left open the window when the baby had a cold , and how she went right to the window and saw the ransom note first . The whole crime confused me , i couldnt really comprehend the whole thing. I think the exicution was needed . A killing of any sort of degree . i honestly think the wife was just trying to cover up because mabye she has something to do with the ransom notes , the kidnapping , and all of the other parts of the crime . ~Tanner Westmoreland
ReplyDeleteI think that maybe John F. Condon was the kid-napper. He was very sneaky and I don't understand why they would trust him. I think that he hired Bruno Hauptmann and the maid.
ReplyDeleteFirst, the maid did some very stupid things that night and the kid-napper knew the schedule, Betty knew the schedule very well. Then, Bruno had some of the ransom money but his finger prints weren't at the crime scene. I think that Condon paid Bruno to write the ransom note but really Condon did all the other business.
-Kenzy Cooper[:
I think that Bruno found out the layout and the schedule of the household and came through the window when he knew that there was nobody in the babies room.
ReplyDeleteI think that one of the servants was in on the kidnapping because Bruno couldnt have known the layout and schedule by himself.
I think that after Bruno knew that the babies room was clear, he climbed the homemade ladder into the babies room. I think he put the ransom note on the windowsill right before he grabbed the baby. Then he climbed down his ladder, but the ladder rung broke at the bottom and he fell with the baby in his arms.
I think the baby fell to the ground after he fell off the ladder and died right there. I dont think that Hauptmann meant to kill the baby and i think he meant to do it just for the money.
-Kyle Brooks
My thoughts on the Lindbergh baby kiddnaping is that that wAs a horrible crime and that the Lindburgh family did not deserve to suffer through that kind of pain. Im not sure if Bruno Richard Hauptmann was the kidnapper but most of the clues lead everyone to belive so. I really think that the case should be re-opened and investigated more thouraghly now that we have that kind of technology.
ReplyDeleteI do belive that Betty Gow was uinvolved with the kidnapping and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbugh Jr but its too late to punish her now all has benn done and if Bruno Richard Hauptmann was falsly persicuted, then who was the real culprat
I think the nursemaid helped with the kidnapping but not the murder. I still think the nursemaid and the Hauptman dude did it.I think with the ladder when it broke it probably did when he was going down with the baby also, the chisel is kind of weird because why would someone bring a chisel to a kidnapping scene, and the ransom note he probably left that when he picked up the baby and left. Hauptman deserved what happened to him and no one should feel pitty for him.
ReplyDeleteI think this case should reopen again because it kind of sounds fishy to me that the nursemaid would open the window halfway when she knew that the baby was sick. I dont know that much about it but it sound very fishy to me.
I think that Bruno kiddnapped the baby. I think so because you don't keep $15,000 of rasomed money for a friend. I also think that the nursemaid helped with the kiddnapping because she left the window opened when the baby had a cold. (If Chelsey reads this, I know colds arn't always caused by the cold weather,but keeping the window open doesn't help with the cold!!) Also I think that the baby died from a fall from the ladder, and Bruno just kept it a secrtet because he wanted the money.
ReplyDeleteI feel realy sorry for the Lindbergh family and I wonder how they felt during this time. I bet that they had a lot of well-wishers who felt the same way about the kiddnapping. During the kiddnapping I wonder what the chisle left at the crime-scene was used for. I wonder if the articles I read in class, were truly what happend.
-Seth Chronister
I think that the nursemaid was involved, because the baby had a cold and she opened the window. At 8:30 she went and checked on the baby. Betty closed the window and turned on the heater, then she looked at the crib.
ReplyDeleteI also think that the person who kidnapped him was inside just hiding with the baby. Then when she left he started going down the ladder. when he got down he left the baby and went back up to leave the ransom note.
- Breanna Simmons
The Lindbergh baby kidnapping was a tragic story, and i do feel sorry for the family. But what i think really happened was that the nurse actually was in on the whole kidnapp and maybe she was offerd some of the reward money if she would help the kidnapper. So maybe thats why the nurse opened up the window and turned on the heater..She possibly did both so it wouldn't seem like the window was open in the first place. And when the police found the chisle i think that was just to fool them..But who knows. And when the baby was dropped from the ladder, i think the baby died. Or posibly the baby died from maybe having the heater in the room on way to hot, and the nurse didnt notice it. Hummmmm...
ReplyDeleteBut i have a question for Huptmann, why would you even want to kill a baby, put the family through misery?! I just hope i don't know anyone who ever..EVER do anything like that..And if they do, i hope the go to prison, and spend life in there. They diserve it, if you do the crime, surve the time!
Personally I think that the nursemaid Betty was part of the kidnapping ring. It was said that the baby had or was recovering from a cold and that Betty had opened the window. Why had she opened the window if the baby was or had been sick. Although the temperature doesn't give you a cold there was no reason to have the window open. Expecially since it was winter when this happened. However if she was in on the kidnapping of baby Charles why had she worried so much when the she noticed the baby was missing?
ReplyDeleteI think it was just a facade, some trick to make the Lingbergh's to think she was not a part of it. Something else I can't get out of my head is the fact that A chisel was left on the scene. How come it was there? If however Betty was not a part of the kidnapping the kidnapper probably had been prepared to break in.
Another interesting thing was that there was a handmade ladder left on by the window. The best part was that there was a missing rung on the ladder. Had the kidnapper really fallen or was the ladder broken before hand. Maybe the kidnapper had broken the rung before he kidnapped the child.
The footprint troubles me because it was said that it did not match supposed kidnapper, Bruno Hauptman's. Why had the kidnapper been so careless as to not cover up his evidence.
Now about the ransom note. Why was the grammar so awful? Was Bruno Hauptman's writing and english really that bad or was this just another cover up. Did Bruno steal the baby or was that just someone elses job? It was said that his fingerprints were not one the letter or anywhere to be found. The was he was caught was because the money was being tracked. How many other people were involved?
I don't think that Bruno was the only one, there had to have been atleast one other person involved. Was that other person smart enough to hide all evidence against them?
There are so many things to be said about this disturbing kidnapping case so I must cut my post short. Toodles people.
I think that the nursemaid, Betty Gow, helped with the kidnapping.Otherwise... why would she open the window if the baby was sick?Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted of kidnapping baby Charlie. But, I am not convinced that it was him. It could have been anybody else... and maybe he really was holding the money for a friend or relative that had died.But Hauptmann could have helped with the kidnapping.And because he had the ransom money,he is involved in the case.
ReplyDeleteThe baby died of a blow to the head.I believe that the kidnapper fell off of the ladder and the baby died during that fall. Maybe the kidnapper didn't know what to do with the baby,so he left him in the woods.If Bruno Richard Hauptmann was'nt the actual kidnapper...then they should reopen the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case and catch the real criminal unless he or she is already dead.
I don't know why someone would want to be so creul to take someone else's child. Personally I think that is just wrong and disgusting. I think he got every bit of punishment that he deserved. I mean come on!!! Think of how much pain that poot family went through!!!
ReplyDeletePersonally, i think the the nursemaid had something to do with it... I mean why would you open the window when te baby was sick with a cold? It just doesn't make any since to me. And I think she turned the heater on to make it seem that she had no clue what was going on. I mean most people know that getting hot after chilling is dangerous for a person's heath. But that's just my opinion
-Patricia Shelton
Why would someone want to do what Hauptmann did? I sort of understand why they would do it because of the money but would you rather spend life in jail(or dead)or be poor?Hmmmmm... I would rather spend my life under the bridge and poor than dead or in jail!!!Hauptmann did a horrible horrible thing by kidnapping that baby!All he did was put the family in misery and then get killed! WOW some acomplishments!
ReplyDeleteI still wonder about the nurse she seems suspicious to me!!!Why would you leave the window open when the baby has a cold?Then close the window and turn on the heater?To me it seems like she was trying to cover for Hauptmann!Hmmmmmmm I geuss we will never find out huh?
I think that the nurse helped the kidnapper/murderer.I think that because she acted mysteriously.She could have com eon before and after times.
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for the baby he could have lived a great life but someone had to get greedy and get a bunch of money for themselves.But i think that someone framed Bruno or he at least helped with the crime.
-Kaylie Martin:)
i think people were kind of stupid about their money problems because why would you go through that much trouble, making a plan to get the baby, ripping them off with false reassurement on the baby's health and then get killed by electric chair. the electric chair i didn't even know they had that back then and thats kind of harsh. i mean the guy came from germany wanting to make a quick buck but made kind of a stupid plan and ended up getting killed painfully. why not kill him by lethal injection instead? i tottally agree with the verdict i mean he did kill someone who could have had a great life.
ReplyDeleteBaby charlie was sadly kidnapped by Bruno Hauptmann; or so they think. I dont really think he was the only one in the kidnapping. I belive that the nursemaid Betty Gow whiched helped with the babys care and her husband were not interviewed enough. I think they assited in the horrilbe crime.
ReplyDeleteBetty before dinner (which was before 8:30) opened the window when the baby was sick with a cold. It did say she wrapped her up but why would she open the window? Very easily anyone could of tricked into Hauptmann into writing the ransom note. Then the other peice of evidence against him; the money at his house. They could have very easily forced him into keeping the money at his house by threating him. These are my thoughts and beliefs!
I belive that the maid was either the real muderer or was help to the kidnapper. I belive she did this because she opened the window while the baby was sick with a cold and the theif apparently knew what the parents where doing at the time. Also,the theif had to know the layout of the house and the measurements so he/she would know where to put the ladder and how tall the ladder would have to be. The parents were most likely in on it atleast a little because the mother wasn't looking for the baby when it was first missing. The father would have found the baby in the forest if he would have really cared enough to look because it was right next to the house where he was "looking for the baby".
ReplyDeleteI do agree that it was right that Mr.Hauptmann was electrocuted because he never really fought for his case to be proven innocent just his wife. So, he must have been guilty of something if he WAS the murderer or just helped with it and was in the kidnapping ring or even if he was involved in a different kidnapping. Even though it wasn't his footprint by the house it doesn't mean he wasn't involved. I think they should have gotten more information out of him before they electrocuted him so that the case of baby Lindbergh would have better facts and not just a bunch of unanswered questions.
-Tabitha Aplin
I think that the police who was "in charge" of the investigation shouldnt have let Mr. Lindburgh try to control the investigation, because apparently there were some other footprints that got trampled and what evidence they had was pobably moved around alot and handled without gloves so there where fingerprints that didnt belong to the kidnapper.
ReplyDeletei also think that Haupman may have been inocent but its a small chance, i only think this because the investigation wasnt properly handled.
Yea, I totally agree with the conviction! All of the evidence points to him. I don't think he did a very good job covering up the evidence. One of my biggest questions is what did he use the chissel for? I can't think of anything he could have done with it.
ReplyDeleteIt is so sad what happened. what the family must have felt. One question that came up in class lot is why did Betty the nursemaid open the window when the baby was just getting over a cold. Plus, she came back into the room later and turned on the heater. What's up with that? People think she was in on it but i'm not sure. I think they did this for the money from the ransoms. I think that it is ridiculous that an innocent child had to die for no reason. But I thind that he is totally reasponsible
- Elizabeth Cromer
I think its so sad that someone would do that to an innocent little baby. Whoever did it must not have any feelings for anyone. I think its unimaginably cruel. Who would steal a baby for money? Really, why not get a job?I just don't get it.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that the maid helped. Maybe she opened the window to help the kidnapper get in easier. When she came back to check on him, she probably shut the window and turned on the heater so that it seamed as if the window was never opened. Maybe she got mad at the parents for something they did. They could have lowered her pay or made her do even more work. I am just really sad that this happened.
I think that Betty Gow framed Hauptmman because the finger and footprints didn't match plus they should've looked to see if Betty Gow's prints matched.Only reason I think this is because she was the only one with the baby and opened the window then she closed it to make it seem like it she was innocent but saw and wrote the note.
ReplyDeleteI think that the maid accully help set up the kiddnapping she really should be in jail with the guy who did it.but what my quistion is what was the chisle for if some one attacked him it doesen't make any sence.But imagen how hos there parents felt.Bruno Richard hauptmann desurvid to die.
ReplyDeleteIt really stinks that the police dident have alot of evidence.Mabie the nurse did it and a nother ladie dressed up as her.The only thing thats weird is that they don't know how the babie died plus they just leave it in a ditch
JUST CRUAL PEOPLE one last thing to the people involved i doint like you.
Well, I think that Bruno,(the one that was convicted)was innocent! I belive that the evidence wasn't examined fairly,not to mention some of it was destroyed or tampered with,so he was framed.
ReplyDelete*Reenactment*
Some of these events probably never happened, but no one said that I couldn't spice-up the story!!!
Late one night the phone rings at the Lindbergh estate, The baby's nurse answered...
Nurse:"Hello?"
Anonymous:Yes,Betty Gow?"
"Yes this is her."
"Come to The old abanndoned warehouse at the docks."
Betty Gow took a emergency state of leave and rushed to the warehouse.After a couple of hours the devious plan to kidnapp the Lindbergh Baby had been created,along with the shares of money.
The framing of Bruno Richard Hauptmann had also been decided because he owed the real kidnapper 100 dollars lost at the tracks.
Betty gow returned to the Lindbergh estate at 7:00 rushed the parents of baby Lindbergh out of the house for their "nite-out". Betty Gow opened the window and "turned on the heat" and swoosh...baby Lindbergh was gone.
And that's what I think happpened!!!
I am neutral in the deal about who the kidnapper was. I do not belive that there was enough evidehnce to say for certin. The real kidnapper could have just used the money at some store and Bruno just happend to get it handed to him. The money could have changed hands a dozen times before bruno got it.
ReplyDeleteI also think that the nursemaide was involved. She seemed mysterious in the whole deal if you ask me. Why would she leave the window open and leave. That made it alot easier for the kidnapper. Then what i find weird is she opens a window and then come back to close it and didnt see the babie missing? I find that strange.
-Michael Russell
I think that the maid opened the window because it was warm outside (the baby had a cold) and when she came back she closed the window because it was cool outside and turned the heater on because the cool outside air had cooled the inside air of the baby's room
ReplyDeleteI think this story was sad. The parents lost a chance to raise a child that could have done great things in his life. I think the case should have been re-opened because there wasn't enough proof that Bruno Richard Hauptman did it. Although i DO think he did it. Even though there wasn't a lot of proof there was enough for him to be accused. So why would I want the case to be opened? I would want it to so they can find any more proof if there was anynmore.
ReplyDeleteA part of me that thinks that the nurse had some part in this. I mean why would you leave the window opened if the baby was sick? But an other part of me doesn't think so. Maybe the baby had a fever so that's why she had the window opened.
Now, Bruno Richard Hauptman, got electricuted. How is that doing justice? Now you have two dead people. Yeah he should get punished for what he did but electricuting him is a bit too far!
That's all i can say without writing a novel and this is how i feel about the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping.
-Tahlia Hauptly :)