The Lindbergh Baby Case: Unraveling the 91-Year-Old Mystery
A recent attempt by an amateur investigator to reexamine the evidence that led to Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s conviction for the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh Baby has been thwarted by a New Jersey judge.
Margaret Sudhakar, a freelance researcher from Princeton, sought access to crucial pieces of evidence such as the ransom notes and the infamous ladder involved in the case.
Despite modern forensic tools being available today, Judge Robert Lougy denied Sudhakar’s request under the premise that historical artifacts cannot be altered or destroyed for analysis.
Sudhakar’s efforts raised questions about the enduring fascination with the Lindbergh Baby case almost a century later.
The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the son of renowned
