Hauptmann's ladder : a step-by-step analysis of the Lindbergh kidnapping / Richard T. Cahill, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cahill, Richard T., Jr., 1971-

Series:

True crime history series.

True crime history series

True Crime History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1930-1932--Kidnapping, 1932.

Lindbergh, Charles Augustus.

Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, 1899-1936.

Hauptmann, Bruno Richard.

Kidnapping--New Jersey--Hopewell.

Kidnapping.

Murder--New Jersey--Hopewell.

Murder.

Forensic sciences--United States--History--20th century.

Forensic sciences.

Trials (Kidnapping)--New Jersey.

Trials (Kidnapping).

Trials (Murder)--New Jersey.

Trials (Murder).

Criminal investigation--United States--History--20th century.

Criminal investigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Winner of Foreword Reviews' Gold INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award, True Crime In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Almost all of America believed Hauptmann guilty; only a few magazines and tabloids published articles questioning his conviction. In the ensuing decades, many books about the Lindbergh case have been published. Some have declared Hauptmann the victim of a police conspiracy and frame-up, and one posited that Lindbergh actually killed his own son and fabricated the entire kidnapping to mask the deed.Because books about the crime have been used as a means to advance personal theories, the truth has often been sacrificed and readers misinformed. Hauptmann's Ladder is a testament to the truth that counters the revisionist histories all too common in the true crime genre. Author Richard T. Cahill Jr. puts the "true" back in "true crime," providing credible information and undistorted evidence that enables readers to form their own opinions and reach their own conclusions. Cahill presents conclusions based upon facts and documentary evidence uncovered in his twenty years of research. Using primary sources and painstakingly presenting a chronological reconstruction of the crime and its aftermath, he debunks false claims and explodes outrageous theories, while presenting evidence that has never before been revealed. Hauptmann's Ladder is a meticulously researched examination of the Lindbergh kidnapping that restores and preserves the truth of the crime of the century.

Contents:

Introduction

1. "They've Stolen Our Baby"

2. Ransom Notes, Ladders, and Chisels

3. The Kidnapper Makes Second Contact

4. J. F. C.

5. Violet and Curtis: Two Bogus Stories Begin

6. "Cemetery John"

7. The Negotiations Continue

8. Double-Crossed

9. The Wild-Goose Chase

10. "I Am Perfectly Satisfied That It Is My Child"

11. The Police Take the Reins

12. The Sad End of Violet Sharp

13. From Bad to Worse

14. The Frustration Mounts.

30. The State Rests

31. Hauptmann Takes the Stand

32. More Testimony from the Hauptmanns

33. "Where Are You Getting These Witnesses? They Are Killing Me"

34. The Defense Rests

35. Rebuttal and Summations

36. Wilentz Closes

37. The Verdict

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781612778327

1612778321

9781612778334

161277833X

OCLC:

870647215