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On May 12, 1932, aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh’s kidnapped baby is found dead. The baby was snatched from Lindbergh’s mansion two months prior, capturing the attention of the entire country. Just five years prior to the kidnapping, Lindbergh was vaulted to national fame after completing the first solo transatlantic flight aboard The Spirit of St. Louis . In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was arrested and later found guilty of the crime. He was executed in 1936. In response to the case, kidnapping was made a federal crime. |
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