With the outrage of the people, no response was returned by the kidnapper. Instead only when John F. Condon, a public school principal offered a reward for the return of the child and published a letter to the Bronx Home News did the kidnapper respond. Condon “idolized” Charles Lindbergh and thought him as a “national treasure.” He also, like the general public, was incensed upon reading the news. To him this event was becoming a “national shame and disgrace.” Thus he wrote a statement, providing an offer of an additional $1000 to the kidnapper. Surprisingly the statement was responded by the kidnapper, providing more information about the exchange. Condon serving as a mediator, after several messages from the kidnapper, several negotiations, and several meetings with a mysterious man whom he believed
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The whole nation engaged in the search as in April, President Roosevelt forbade the usage of gold certificates. The ransom money was the key that led to the kidnapper. Thus, Lt. James Finn of the NYPD recorded and tracked the bills’ appearance along with asking all of the gas stations to record any license plate numbers of anyone who paid for gas with a gold certificate. At last, on Saturday, September 15, a suspicious license plate was informed to the police and they were able to get a name of the suspect: Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German descendent was a skilled carpenter. Before coming to America as an illegal immigrant, he was a burglar who specialized in breaking into houses by climbing to less secure windows on upper floors. He engaged in many crimes such as robbing the home of the mayor of Burnchurch, Germany, which he also used a ladder to enter the window, and the robbery of two women, who were pushing baby carriages. He eventually escaped his arrest for the robberies by moving into America as an illegal immigrant and working as a
The whole nation engaged in the search as in April, President Roosevelt forbade the usage of gold certificates. The ransom money was the key that led to the kidnapper. Thus, Lt. James Finn of the NYPD recorded and tracked the bills’ appearance along with asking all of the gas stations to record any license plate numbers of anyone who paid for gas with a gold certificate. At last, on Saturday, September 15, a suspicious license plate was informed to the police and they were able to get a name of the suspect: Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German descendent was a skilled carpenter. Before coming to America as an illegal immigrant, he was a burglar who specialized in breaking into houses by climbing to less secure windows on upper floors. He engaged in many crimes such as robbing the home of the mayor of Burnchurch, Germany, which he also used a ladder to enter the window, and the robbery of two women, who were pushing baby carriages. He eventually escaped his arrest for the robberies by moving into America as an illegal immigrant and working as a