With no suspects and no leads, the case went cold. Charles Lindbergh identified the body as that of his son, who had apparently died the night he was taken. ![]() Ten weeks after the kidnapping, on May 12, the body of a toddler was found partially buried in the woods near the Lindbergh home. When Lindbergh went to where the baby was said to be held, it turned out to be a hoax. Through go-betweens, the Lindberghs paid $50,000 in ransom to a man claiming to have information about the baby. The Hopewell house was turned into the headquarters of a police investigation, and over the next few weeks numerous letters and tips poured in. A ransom note, a broken ladder propped against the outside wall, and other clues were discovered. On the night of Mar 1, 1932, the baby was stolen from his crib in a second-floor bedroom, while both Lindberghs and several staff were elsewhere in the house. ![]() ![]() During this time, the Lindberghs were building a house in a remote area near the town of Hopewell, New Jersey. On Jun 22, 1930, Anne’s 24th birthday, the Lindberghs welcomed their first child, a son they named Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., or "Charlie." Almost immediately requests for photographs came in from the press and admiration flowed from the public.
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