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Hauptmann´s Ladder: A Step-by-Step Analysis of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
Richard T. Cahill Jr.
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Description for Hauptmann´s Ladder: A Step-by-Step Analysis of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
Paperback. Series: True Crime History. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Series
True Crime History
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9781606351932
SKU
V9781606351932
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About Richard T. Cahill Jr.
Richard T. Cahill Jr. received a B.A. in history and political science from Mount Saint Mary College, USA and a J.D. from Albany Law School, USA. His professional experience includes clerking for a criminal court judge, serving as both an assistant district attorney and a criminal defense attorney, and practicing civil law.
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