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Lindbergh baby kidnapping

A ransom note demanding $50,000 was left during the abduction of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., on March 1, 1932.

Bruno Hauptmann

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Date	March 1, 1932
Location	New Jersey • United States

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Lindbergh baby kidnapping

A ransom note demanding $50,000 was left during the abduction of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., on March 1, 1932.

Bruno Hauptmann

Lindbergh baby kidnapping

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Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator

Bruno Hauptmann

Bruno Hauptmann

German-American convict