Case file · 1932 · The FBI Files
The Lindbergh Kidnapping
The Crime of the Century
The son of the world's most famous man is taken from his cot. The crime of the century.
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This 8 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- FBI: Lindbergh Kidnapping (FBI history of the case)
- FBI: FBI Lab's First Major Case: Lindbergh Kidnapping (handwriting and ransom note analysis)
- National Archives: National Archives to Open FBI Materials on the Lindbergh Kidnaping (release of the FBI case files, 1999)
- Wikipedia: Lindbergh kidnapping (overview)
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