Trial of the Century

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Trial of the Century is the popular nickname for the highly publicized 1935 court case against Bruno Hauptmann for the kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son.

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Trial of the Century canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court case
criminal trial
historical event
alternativeName Hauptmann trial
Lindbergh kidnapping trial
linked to: Hauptmann trial
century 20th century
charge extortion
kidnapping
murder
country United States
court Hunterdon County Court
crimeDate 1932-03-01
defenseAttorney Edward J. Reilly NERFINISHED
Frederick A. Pope NERFINISHED
endDate 1935-02-13
evidenceUsed handwriting analysis
ladder wood analysis
marked ransom money
ransom notes
executionDate 1936-04-03
hasDefendant Bruno Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
hasVictim Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
linked to: Charles Lindbergh
hasVictimFamilyMember Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
heldIn Flemington, New Jersey
impact influenced public views on media and high-profile trials
involves Lindbergh kidnapping
jurisdiction State of New Jersey
locationOfCrime East Amwell Township, New Jersey
mediaCoverageType sensational press coverage
methodOfExecution electric chair
nickName Trial of the Century
notableFor intense media coverage
public controversy over guilt
use of forensic evidence
presidingJudge Thomas W. Trenchard
prosecutor David T. Wilentz
publicPerception widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice by some commentators
relatedTo Lindbergh kidnapping case
capital punishment in New Jersey
sentence death
startDate 1935-01-02
subjectOf documentary films
historical studies
numerous books
timePeriod 1930s
verdict guilty

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Crime of the Century (Lindbergh kidnapping) trialNickname Trial of the Century
subject linked to: Crime of the Century
Trial of the Century nickName Trial of the Century