Lindbergh Kidnapping

  • Lindbergh kidnapped

    Lindbergh kidnapped
    taken from nursery at about 9 pm
  • 1st Ransom Note

    1st Ransom Note
    First ransom note demanding $50,000 was found on window sill of nursery when police came.
  • 2nd Ransom note

    The second ransom note was found with an increase ransom price of $70,000
  • 3rd Ransom Note

    found by attorney but didn't demand more money
  • Anonymous Phone called

    phone call was made to Dr. Condon at 8:30 pm and then received the 5th ransom note delivered by a taxi cab driver. In the note it stated that you could find another note under the rock.
  • Thumb guard found

    Thumb guard found
    On March 29th the thumb guard that was worn by the criminal was found by the nurse Betty Gow
  • Another ransom note

    The following day after Betty discovered the thumb guard, the next ransom note was received and demanded $100,000.
  • 11th and 12th Ransom Note

    The 11th and 12th ransom note were received the same day. The 11th earlier in the day demanding $50,000 again and the 12th giving the mysterious man the money in exchange for the 13th note.
  • Location of missing baby

    The 13th note stated to go to the boat "Nellie" to find the kidnapped child near Marthas vineyard in Massachusetts. The search was unsuccessful.
  • Finding of Missing Child

    Finding of Missing Child
    The Lindbergh baby was soon found in a different location then named and dead. Four and a half miles southeast of the Lindbergh home, 45 feet from the highway, near Mount Rose, New Jersey, in Mercer County is where they found the baby with a shot to his head, missing body parts and badly buried. Was thought to be dead for almost 2 months and a bullet to the head caused his death.