43: The Lindbergh Kidnapping

On March 1, 1932, baby Charles Lindbergh Jr was kidnapped from his second story bedroom while world famous aviator Charles Lindbergh Sr and his wife were inside the house. They found a ransom note on the windowsill demanding $50,000. What followed next was a whirlwind of communication between the Lindbergh family and the kidnappers, massive press attention, the birth of kidnapping as a federal crime, and the trial of the century. This week we cover all the details of the kidnapping and murder and some of the conspiracy theories that have followed the case for decades.