The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away *(Book)
Astonishingly more key evidence is accessible today than was presented at the death penalty trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnap/murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Viewing documents and photos that the jury never saw and forensic analysis never before published, you get to judge for yourself who committed the "crime of the century." Experts and enthusiasts alike are calling award-winning author Lise Pearlman's shocking new exposé on the Lindbergh kidnapping: "MYTH-SMASHING, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, POWERFULLY ARGUED" -- Lloyd Gardner "SHOCKING...WELL-DOCUMENTED...HIGHLY PLAUSIBLE." -- Dr. William M. Bass "EXPERTLY RESEARCHED" "SUPERBLY CRAFTED" "MUST-READ" -- Greg Ahlgren & Stephen Monier This shocking but true story is told in just 350 pages divided into dozens of short, riveting chapters you can't put down. Bonus features include: -- scores of photos including what Little Charlie really looked like at the time he disappeared and other suppressed evidence -- the May 1932 forensic report issued by the premiere medical lab now known as Bristol Myers Squibb. -- modern forensic analysis of the corpse by a renowned pathologist published here for the first time -- 60+ pages of detailed endnotes for armchair detectives and curious readers -- source list of over 90+ books, archives and other reference materials -- comprehensive index, and more! In the depths of the Depression, millions worldwide followed every twist and turn of the Lindbergh baby kidnap/murder. Yet what was reported was largely fake news. Nearly a century after undocumented immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the dastardly crime, questions still linger. If the wrong man was convicted, who did it? When? Why? Where? How? The shocking answers this book suggests have eluded all prior authors. Extensive research into dusty archives yielded crucial forensic evidence never before analyzed. Readers are invited to reexamine "the crime of the century" with fresh eyes focused on a key suspect - a slim man wearing a fedora that obscured his face. He was spotted with a ladder in his car near the Lindberghs' driveway early that fateful night. The police let an insider who fit that description oversee the entire investigation - the boy's father, international hero Charles Lindbergh. Abuse of power, amorality and xenophobia all feature in this saga set in an era dominated by white supremacists and social Darwinists. If Lindbergh was Suspect No. 1, the man who got away, what was his motive? Who else was involved? Who helped cover up the crime? Read this book and judge for yourself. Read more
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Why Must Read The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away?
The spitefulness that goes on within the Lindbergh Kidnap Case community is glaringly evident by the wrongheaded and vicious review posted here by a person whose interest seems to be only in humiliating an author who obviously spent years of difficult research on this amazingly readable, non-fiction thriller. All the nasty nit-pickers come out whenever a new book on the LKC is published. It happened to Ahlgren and Monier in 1994 and today most of those hoax-bashers have had to admit A & M broke new ground and their theories made sense - but it took over two decades for that to happen. I was thrilled to find Judge Pearlman's book in agreement with many Ahlgren and Monier theories even though she has her own twist to the case. But, Lindbergh bulletin board posters get bent out of shape every time a new book is published. Obviously, there has been NO book on the case without errors. Regarding the question of the boy pictured on the tricycle, in my opinion, he is definitely not little Charlie or his father, the aviator. I would say this child is about 3-4 years old and Charlie didn't live to be more than 20 months so Mrs. Hoage and the UCLA archivist were wrong. The hydrocephalus theory in Ms Pearlman's book is still valid even if that photo is completely wrong. In spite of this error, I have been greatly impressed by a book that finally does what every author has tried desperately not to do - present a theory. I have given the book 5 stars, not just for its page-turning readability but, for its originality and honesty (this is NOT a family authorized or FBI backed book like a few others on this case ) but mostly for its important perspective on Carrel and eugenics in connection with Lindbergh and his child. I am grateful for the author's extensive research done on Carrel (whose papers I went through at Georgetown only to find, much to my horror, that Father Durkin removed lots of Carrel's papers and simply inserted little hand written notes about the docs he removed!) As for Breckinridge, he's never really gotten much attention in any book until now. Most intriguingly, Judge Pearlman offers her version of a blow by blow scenario based on the evidence she has presented. I was horrified by her scenario of such a coldblooded father and his crackpot genius colleague and will have to think more about it though it is difficult, for its sheer horror, to even imagine such a crime as she describes. It's terribly shocking - but, in my opinion, no one will regret reading this book. Anyone interested in Lindbergh, for whatever reason, should be praising Ms. Pearlman for her intrepid attempt to enlighten us about her voyage into such very dark corners - (as Melsky correctly phrases it).
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