Lindbergh kidnapping
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The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lindbergh kidnapping canonical | 5 |
| Lindbergh kidnapping trial | 2 |
| Lindbergh Law (Federal Kidnapping Act) | 1 |
| Lindbergh baby case | 1 |
| Lindbergh baby kidnapping | 1 |
| kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. | 1 |
| kidnapping of Daisy Armstrong | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Lindbergh kidnapping Context triple: [Anne Spencer Lindbergh, notableEvent, Lindbergh kidnapping]
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Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident was a 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and had lasting political repercussions for Kennedy's career.
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U-2 incident of 1960
The U-2 incident of 1960 was a Cold War crisis in which an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, severely damaging U.S.–Soviet relations and derailing a planned summit between their leaders.
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Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House is a political mystery novel by Elliott Roosevelt that features a fictionalized Eleanor Roosevelt solving a murder inside the presidential residence.
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E.
Murder of Emmett Till
The Murder of Emmett Till was the 1955 lynching of a Black teenager in Mississippi that became a catalyst for the modern American civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lindbergh kidnapping Target entity description: The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
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A.
Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident was a 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and had lasting political repercussions for Kennedy's career.
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B.
U-2 incident of 1960
The U-2 incident of 1960 was a Cold War crisis in which an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, severely damaging U.S.–Soviet relations and derailing a planned summit between their leaders.
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C.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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D.
Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House is a political mystery novel by Elliott Roosevelt that features a fictionalized Eleanor Roosevelt solving a murder inside the presidential residence.
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E.
Murder of Emmett Till
The Murder of Emmett Till was the 1955 lynching of a Black teenager in Mississippi that became a catalyst for the modern American civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
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historical event ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ murder case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lindbergh kidnapping
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surface form:
Lindbergh baby case
Lindbergh baby kidnapping ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredDate | 1932-05-12 ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredLocation | near Mount Rose, New Jersey ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOfVictim | head trauma ⓘ |
| charges | first-degree murder ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1932-03-01 ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
ladder used to reach nursery window
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marked gold certificates ⓘ ransom notes ⓘ |
| executionDate | 1936-04-03 ⓘ |
| executionMethod | electric chair ⓘ |
| executionPlace | New Jersey State Prison ⓘ |
| impact |
increased public concern over child safety
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strengthened federal role in major crimes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Federal Kidnapping Act
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Lindbergh Law ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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New Jersey State Police ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | kidnapping became a federal offense when victim transported across state lines ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | conviction of Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| legislationDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| location |
East Amwell Township, New Jersey
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Hopewell, New Jersey ⓘ |
| mediaNickname | Crime of the Century ⓘ |
| notableInvestigator | Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. ⓘ |
| parentOfVictim |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
ⓘ
Charles Lindbergh ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| publicReaction |
intense media coverage
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nationwide outrage ⓘ |
| ransomCurrency | gold certificates ⓘ |
| ransomDemanded | 50000 US dollars ⓘ |
| ransomPaid | 50000 US dollars ⓘ |
| sentence | death penalty ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
films and documentaries
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numerous books ⓘ |
| suspect | Bruno Richard Hauptmann ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Flemington, New Jersey ⓘ |
| trialStartYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| victim |
Charles Lindbergh
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surface form:
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
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| victimAge | 20 months ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
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Subject: Lindbergh kidnapping Description of subject: The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
Referenced by (12)
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