Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann | |
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Hauptmann in 1934 | |
| Born | November 26, 1899 Kamenz, Saxony, German Empire |
| Died | April 3, 1936 (aged 36) Trenton State Prison, New Jersey, US |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Known for | Being convicted for the murder-kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. |
| Criminal status | Executed by electrocution |
| Spouse |
Anna Schoeffler (m. 1925) |
| Children | 1 |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German-American carpenter and criminal who was convicted of the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh kidnapping became known as the "crime of the century". He was executed in 1936 by electric chair at the Trenton State Prison. Both Hauptmann and his wife, Anna Hauptmann, proclaimed his innocence. In recent years, Hauptmann's guilt has been questioned by authors and researchers, and law enforcement behavior in the case has been widely criticized.