It was May 21, 1927, and the impossible had just been done. Charles Lindbergh flew around the world without stopping. Charles was the first person to accomplish this amazing feat of endurance. Charles’ flight not only affected his life, but others as well. He had proven that air travel was viable for long distances. Charles was a major part of the revolution of how we get to where we need to go. He was publicized widely, the public revering him for his daring adventure. However, Charles and his family did not like the attention they received. They moved into a house in the middle of nowhere, hoping to get away from the public. Little did they know that their attempts would prove futile. The Lindbergh kidnapping case would become one of the
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The case had gained so much traction that even the president had vowed to “move heaven and earth” (Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org) to find his child. Soon after President Hoover’s promise, the Bureau of Investigation became involved in the case. They offered many assets, including their best investigators and a large reward of $75,000. This was an incredible sum of money being offered, considering that the United States was just getting out of the Great Depression. A man by the name of Condon offered to help out with the case by acting as an intermediary between the kidnappers and the Lindbergh’s. He started negotiations in the newspaper, masquerading under an alias known by “Jafsie”. The kidnappers, upon hearing that the police had become involved, demanded to Condon that the ransom be raised drastically. Condon continued negotiations for several months when finally one of the kidnappers agreed to meet with him. Condon was told to meet the man at a cemetery nearby. Upon meeting him they discussed and negotiated about ransom money. The unidentified man also agreed to provide a token of the child’s. This was done for two different reasons. The first to prove that they actually had the baby and that this was not a random man, hoping to cash in. The second reason being to prove that the child was still alive. On March 16, another ransom note was delivered to
The case had gained so much traction that even the president had vowed to “move heaven and earth” (Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org) to find his child. Soon after President Hoover’s promise, the Bureau of Investigation became involved in the case. They offered many assets, including their best investigators and a large reward of $75,000. This was an incredible sum of money being offered, considering that the United States was just getting out of the Great Depression. A man by the name of Condon offered to help out with the case by acting as an intermediary between the kidnappers and the Lindbergh’s. He started negotiations in the newspaper, masquerading under an alias known by “Jafsie”. The kidnappers, upon hearing that the police had become involved, demanded to Condon that the ransom be raised drastically. Condon continued negotiations for several months when finally one of the kidnappers agreed to meet with him. Condon was told to meet the man at a cemetery nearby. Upon meeting him they discussed and negotiated about ransom money. The unidentified man also agreed to provide a token of the child’s. This was done for two different reasons. The first to prove that they actually had the baby and that this was not a random man, hoping to cash in. The second reason being to prove that the child was still alive. On March 16, another ransom note was delivered to