The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. - Part II: Hour of Lead | Ep. 26

The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. became a story that gripped the nation. As Charles and Anne 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