Richard Hauptmann

Richard Hauptmann

Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German ex-convict sentenced to death for the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh kidnapping became known as "The Crime of the Century".

Read more about Richard Hauptmann:  Background, Lindbergh Kidnapping, Trial and Conviction, Execution, Hauptmann's Guilt Questioned, Fictional Portrayals

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