Title: Crime of the century
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: Trials (Kidnapping), Kidnapping, Kidnapping, 1932, Case studies, Lindbergh, charles augustus, 1930-1932, Lindbergh, charles a. (charles augustus), 1902-1974
Places: New Jersey
People: Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1899-1936), Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1930-1932), Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974)
LC classification: HV6603.L5 K46 1996