Why We’re Reopening the Lindbergh Files
The Lindbergh kidnapping case, which captivated America in 1932, is being revisited in a new podcast series titled The Lindbergh Conspiracies. The podcast explores the many unanswered questions and strange details surrounding the case, including the involvement of various theories and suspects. As efforts are made to use DNA testing on ransom notes, the investigation seeks to uncover the truth behind this infamous crime.
- ▪The Lindbergh kidnapping occurred on March 1, 1932, when the baby of aviator Charles Lindbergh was abducted from their New Jersey home.
- ▪The case, known as the 'crime of the century,' has sparked renewed interest and skepticism about the original investigation and its conclusions.
- ▪The new podcast series examines various theories, including potential mob involvement and the possibility that the wrong person was executed for the crime.
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Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/TranscriptView all episodesWhy We’re Reopening the Lindbergh FilesMay 19, 2026Joe Nocera and Poppy Damon4MThe Lindbergh kidnapping gripped America like nothing before or since. More than 90 years later, our new podcast series investigates a story stranger than anyone realized.TranscriptGet NotifiedOn the night of March 1, 1932, someone climbed through a second-floor window in a house on a remote New Jersey estate and took a baby. The baby was later found murdered. But it was not just any baby taken and killed.
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