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Front page of The North Star newspaper Rochester, NY - June 2, 1848
Lindbergh ransom note At 7:30 p.m., 1932, the Lindberghs’ nurse, Betty Gow, found that 20-month-old Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was not with his mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who had just come out of the bathtub. Gow then alerted Charles Lindbergh, who immediately went to the child's room, where he found a ransom note: >Dear Sir! Have 50.000$ redy 25 000$ in 20$ bills 15000$ in 10$ bills and 10000$ in 5$ bills After 2–4 days we will inform you were to deliver the mony. We warn you for making anyding public or for notify the Police the child is in gut care. Indication for all letters are Singnature and 3 hohls Word of the kidnapping spread quickly. Hundreds of people converged on the estate, destroying any footprint evidence. Along with police, well-connected and well-intentioned people arrived at the Lindbergh estate. Military colonels offered their aid, although only one had law enforcement expertise
Lindbergh estate
Scene of the 1932 kidnapping KIDNAPPING of 20 month old Charles LindbergJr.
The baby was abducted from one of the second story windows by use of a ladder
Baby Lindbergh and maternal ancestors Anne Morrow Lindbergh (right), with her mother (rear) and grandmother (center), and son Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr from Time cover 1932
