Nova: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby

Interesting doc on the kidnapping.Yet,it does not come close to the true story.They discuss the ransom notes.Ruling out Bruno Hauptmann.I believe John Knoll is ‘Cemetery John’.This PBS Nova show does not mention John Knoll as J.J.Faulkner or as J.J.Nosowitsky.The latter name was mentioned by Theon Wright’s book,’What Ever Happened to the Lindbergh Baby.’-J.J.Faulkner lived in Summit,NJ and had contact with Bruno Hauptmann.Bruno’s wife was Anna Schoffler Hauptmann.She had natural red hair and freckles.Not so common for Germanic peoples.When the Irish monks arrived in Orangenberg,around 1100 a.d.,they propagated quickly.Laying the tracks for the Protestant Reformation.The idea presented that Charles Lindbergh was behind the kidnapping and is weak.Charles was in Kansas City,around 1950,with two FBI agents. A man,who lived in Half Moon Bay,claimed he was Charles junior.He had a high forehead and looked like Charles.I believe he was the grown son of Charles Lindbergh.The man in Theon Wright’s book was Harold Olson.He may have been another son of Charles, who was birthed by Elizabeth Morrow,the older sister of Anne.Elizabeth may have discussed her plight with Lady Sackeville West and Virginia Woolf.After Bruno’s guilty verdict,the Lindbergh couple bought the Sissinghurst Garden Estate.Yet,Lady Sackeville-West never revealed the truth,concerning the kidnapping plot.Harold Olson’s niece is Anita Carlson,who isdoing researching for a new book.The man,from Half Moon Bay,California;had a wife named Olga.These two men had never met and are now deceased.William Carlos Williams lived in Rutherford,New Jersey.He may have kept a secret diary hidden in the wall of his house.-Autumn Blessings,Mike McKenna

A couple of items. First of all, the seller was prompt and delivered a product in very good condition. The usual library security strips were on the DVD, but did not affect its performance. The library labels on the cover and box are understandable, but I'm okay with those too. The show itself is up to NOVA's excellent PBS standards and a fascinating story that has been covered by other non-PBS sources. An excellent addition to my library of NOVA shows that cannot be streamed from PBS (even with Passport).

I so wanted to believe that Hauptmann was not guilty. I have read about a dozen books about the crime and its investigation, and agree with Kennedy that there were so many flaws, that Hauptmann was not represented fairly by Reilly, and that just common sense would indicate that faced with the certainty of electrocution Hauptmann would either confess to his part or identify others, to either save his life or at least to gain money for his widow and child when offered a vast sum to confess or help. But subsequent tests by many experts have now pretty clearly identified the board taken from the garage as having been used in the construction of the ladder,whereas the testimony at the time by the expert was suspect. So, Kennedy's version was just as subject to criticism as many of the books and articles written in support of the verdict and non-commutation. The writer plays quite loose with the facts, to serve his own views.

Profiler rules on most of the conspiracy Theory.This starts with one of the best retired FBI profilers around as the lead investigator. He goes back to the actual home where Baby Charlie was actually kidnapped. He then interviews several conspiracy theory authors who have written books on the event. He goes to the crime museum where actual documents are stored. He has a forensic computer handwriting expert who puts his thoughts in. End results: Bruno Richard Hauptmann did it. Based on the hand writing, ladder made of matching boards from his attic and money from the kidnapping in his home. Added to the theory is the baby was intentionally murdered to keep him quiet since a living toddler would be hard to hide. This resulted in a national law involving kidnappings. Additional theory is a MAID "may have given out information on when the Lindbergh's would be at the home"...Added information is a possible link between a neighbor from the same town in Germany Hauptmann was from may have been involved but this was speculation. Seeing the actual home that looks about the same. The over all summary is that Hauptman used a ladder in a previous crime in Germany before he moves to the USA as a stowaway. He was a carpenter and used the wood from his attic that matched the ladder used in the crime and found near the Lindburgh home perfectly. Questions still remain IF he actually wrote the ransom note. ADDED speculation was that Lindbergh was a control freak, this added to the chaos and confusion of the events after the kidnapping. This was interesting. My simple questions are ...how did the kidnapper(s) know the exact room the baby slept in and how did that window lock 'just happened" to be UNLOCKED in March when the baby had a cold and there would be no way the window would have been opened for any reason. I give it 4 STARS~

The famous 1932 kidnapping of the son of Charles A. Lindberg has fascinated folks for years and there have been many books. "Charlie" - the "baby" was just 20 months. The accused kidnapper - Bruno Richard Hauptmann was found guilty (and acted alone) and was executed.This 54-minute NOVA episode takes another look at the case and uses a retired FBI "profiler" to visit the Lindbergh Estate (which still stands in Hopewell, NJ) to investigate whether Hauptman could have acted alone and whether the kidnapping was arranged -in fact - by Lindbergh himself! There are interviews with the author of "Kidnap" - a book on the case - and another retired detective. But much of the show is filled with "recreations" as well as archival footage (nearly equal amounts of both). This show will appeal to those who have long been fascinated with the case but - as with similar show - no actual conclusion can be drawn from the evidence shown and no one is re-opening the case.As is usual for Nova shows, the quality is high. There are no bonus features/I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.Steve Ramm"Anything Phonographic"