Crime of the century
Subtitle: the Lindbergh kidnapping and the framing of Richard Hauptmann
By: Ludovic Kennedy.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
Subjects: Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1930-1932 -- Kidnapping, 1932; Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974; Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, 1899-1936; Kidnapping -- New Jersey -- Case studies; Trials (Kidnapping) -- New Jersey
Description: The kidnapping and murder of airman Charles "Lucky Lindy" Lindbergh's infant son stunned the nation in 1932. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, an illegal alien from Germany with a criminal record, was tried, convicted, and executed for what came to be known as "the crime of the century." Ludovic Kennedy's detailed account of the investigation and trial reveals a shocking array of perjury, cover-up, manufactured evidence, and inept legal work, pushed through in a lynch-mob atmosphere.

His compelling book leaves readers with grave doubts about the American criminal justice system and little doubt as to the wrongful conviction of Hauptmann.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-428) and index.
Originally published: The airman and the carpenter. New York : Viking, 1985. With new introd.