The Suspicious Death of the Lindbergh Baby
The kidnapping and murder that gripped the nation
In1932, Charles Lindbergh was the most famous man in America. His wife, Anne Morrow, had 20 months ago given birth to America’s golden child, and by March, she was pregnant again. The baby, Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, was beautiful with a cherubic face and golden locks of curls. His mother called him her, “Fat little lamb.”
Topeka, Kansas
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The Lindbergh estate near Hopewell, New Jersey, called Highfields, was nearly finished, and the family spent their weekends there. The Lindberghs led a charmed life, and it is easy to see why Charles Sr. was called “Lucky Lindy.”
The Lindberghs most significant problem was publicity — they could scarcely go anyplace without being photographed. The Lindbergh home at Highfields was a spacious two-story manor surrounded by dense forest. Highfields provided all of the privacy and perceived security a living hero could need. Sadly, the safe and idyllic life the Lindberghs created would soon be irrecoverably shattered.
