The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1

The Man Who Got Away

By: Lise Pearlman

Narrated by: Lise Pearlman

Astonishingly more key evidence is accessible today than was presented at the death penalty trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnap/murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. You get to judge for yourself who committed the "crime of the century".

This shocking but true story is told in dozens of short, riveting chapters you can't put down. In the depths of the Depression, millions worldwide followed every twist and turn of the Lindbergh baby kidnap/murder. Yet what was reported was largely fake news. Nearly a century after undocumented immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the dastardly crime, questions still linger.

If the wrong man was convicted, who did it? When? Why? Where? How? The shocking answers this audiobook suggests have eluded all prior authors. Extensive research into dusty archives yielded crucial forensic evidence never before analyzed. Listeners are invited to reexamine "the crime of the century" with fresh eyes focused on a key suspect - a slim man with a fedora partially obscuring his face, who was spotted with a ladder in his car near the Lindberghs' driveway that fateful night. The police let an insider who fit that description oversee the entire investigation - the boy's father, international hero Charles Lindbergh.

Abuse of power, amorality, and xenophobia all feature in this saga set in an era dominated by white supremacists and social Darwinists. If Lindbergh was Suspect No. 1, the man who got away, what was his motive? Who else was involved? Who helped cover up the crime? Listen to this audiobook, and judge for yourself.

©2020 Lise Pearlman (P)2021 Lise Pearlman

Critic reviews

"Myth-smashing, beautifully written, powerfully argued." (Lloyd Gardner)

"Shocking.... Well-documented.... Highly plausible." (Dr. William M. Bass)

"Expertly researched.... Superbly crafted.... Must-read." (Greg Ahlgren & Stephen Monier)

Compelling

Well researched. Well presented. Provides for a thoughtful review of the case as well as a general look at justice perverted by privilege.

Kidnapped

He got away with Murder. Such a horrible and sick person. To think he when on to having 12 more children and shouldn’t have had any.

Depth of research.

Another “hero” fallen by reality. Exhaustive evidence of his guilt. Excellent read engrossing and yet detailed.

Amazing evidence

Love this book. The author gives such great evidence. It is amazing how the law enforcement of New Jersey was so easily played by Lindbergh. What a sadistic man! No longer an American hero in my eyes. Just a washed up Nazi baby killer.

Good

Should have hired a professional narrator. Seriously. Sounds winded and nervous. Very distracting at first but resigned myself to finishing the book .