nown famously as the “crime of the century,” the Lindbergh kidnapping was a tragic event surrounded by conspiracy theories. On the night of March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh, his wife, and son were at their home in New Jersey. Around 10:00 pm, the nursemaid, Betty Gow, realized baby Charles was gone. For the next ten weeks police and the Lindbergh family negotiated with the supposed kidnapper “John” while searching furiously for the little boy. Sadly, on May 12, 1932, the body of a small boy identified as baby Charles was found only a few miles from the Lindbergh home. Two years later Bruno Hauptman was arrested and convicted of kidnapping and murdering Charles Jr. Hauptman was executed on April 3, 1936, still professing his innocence. This event remains one of the most tragic, but continues to be famous because of the conspiracy theories surrounding the kidnapping, the death, and the trial of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.