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In the winter of 1692, two young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, began suffering from a mysterious affliction. Before long, their suffering would be attributed to something far more frightening than illness. In Part I of The Salem Witch Trials, we return to seventeenth-century Puritan New England, where belief in the Devil and witchcraft shaped everyday life. As religious divisions, frontier warfare, and growing tensions unsettled the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the community of Salem struggled with conflicts of its own. When the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris began exhibiting strange symptoms, the fears that had long troubled this community were about to take a devastating turn. Related Reading: The Salem Witch Hunt: A Brief History with Documents — Richard Godbeer Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions (1689) — Cotton Mather The Wonders of the Invisible World (1693) — Cotton Mather An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences (1684) — Increase Mather Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits (1692) — Increase Mather A Modest Enquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft (1702)- John Hale The Crucible (1953) — Arthur Miller The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials (1949) - Marion L. StarkeyA Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience — Emerson W. Baker The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege — Marilynne K. Roach In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 — Mary Beth Norton Giles Corey of the Salem Farms (1868) — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

After more than two years of searching, investigators believed they had finally found the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. In January 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, New Jersey, for what had become known as the Crime of the Century. As reporters and spectators descended on the small town, the prosecution presented its case against Hauptmann, who maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings. But the verdict would not bring an end to the Lindbergh kidnapping case. In the decades that followed, questions surrounding the evidence, the investigation, and what really happened that night at Highfields would give rise to competing theories and a controversy that has endured for generations. Related Reading & Sources The Spirit of St. Louis Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead Anne Morrow Lindbergh Lindbergh A. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The Crime Noel Behn Little Lindy Is Kidnapped Thomas Doherty Scapegoat: The Lonesome Death of Bruno Richard Hauptmann Anthony Scaduto The Airman and the Carpenter: The Lindbergh Kidnapping and the Framing of Richard Hauptmann Ludovic Kennedy The Lindbergh Case Jim Fisher Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax Gregory Ahlgren and Stephen Monier The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Lloyd C. Gardner Cemetery John: The Undiscovered Mastermind of the Lindbergh Kidnapping Robert Zorn The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away Lise Pearlman NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh’s Baby? PBS, 2013 NOVA | Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Season 40 | Episode 4 | PBS New Jersey v. Bruno Richard Hauptmann — Trial Transcript Collection Rutgers University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives Collection: New Jersey vs. Hauptmann Trial Transcript | Archives and Special Collections at Rutgers Bruno Hauptmann Trial Excerpts CrimeArchives CrimeArchives: Bruno Hauptmann | Trial Excerpts Listen ad-free on Spotify with a subscription or membership on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeofthehistoricalkind

The 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. had ended in tragedy. Now, the search for the missing child would become a manhunt for his killer. In Part III, as investigators encountered one dead end after another, the pressure to solve what had become known as the Crime of the Century continued to grow. For more than two years, the investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping stretched far beyond the New Jersey countryside. Then, in September 1934, a single gold certificate led investigators to a suspect. Related Reading: The Spirit of St. Louis By Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead By Anne Morrow Lindbergh Lindbergh By A. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The Crime By Noel Behn Little Lindy Is Kidnapped By Thomas Doherty The Case That Never Dies By Lloyd C. Gardner The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away By Lise Pearlman *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

The 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. became a story that gripped the nation. In Part II, as Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh waited desperately for word of their son, ransom notes arrived, intermediaries stepped forward, and a search stretched from the New Jersey countryside to the streets of New York. For more than two months, hope remained that Charlie would be brought home safely. Then, on May 12, 1932, that hope came to a devastating end. Related Reading: The Spirit of St. Louis By Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead By Anne Morrow Lindbergh Lindbergh By A. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The Crime By Noel Behn Little Lindy Is Kidnapped By Thomas Doherty The Case That Never Dies By Lloyd C. Gardner The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away By Lise Pearlman *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

Charles A. Lindbergh went from international hero to a father facing unimaginable heartbreak. After his historic transatlantic flight, Charles and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, struggled to escape the relentless public attention that came with fame. The Lindbergh's retreated to the New Jersey countryside, where the secluded home they hoped would become their sanctuary would instead become the setting for one of the most infamous crimes in American history. In Part I, we trace the lives of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, the extraordinary fame that followed them, and the circumstances leading up to the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping... a crime that would captivate a nation. Related Reading: The Spirit of St. Louis By Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead By Anne Morrow Lindbergh Lindbergh By A. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The Crime By Noel Behn Little Lindy Is Kidnapped By Thomas Doherty The Case That Never Dies By Lloyd C. Gardner The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away By Lise Pearlman *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast