Why Did Charles Lindbergh's Infant Son Die

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How did Charles Lindbergh 's infant son die?
What would you do if you were one of the most famous people in the world and your child got abducted? Charles Lindbergh is an Aviator who is known for his successful flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. A blonde hair, blue eyed man who grew up near Little Falls, Minnesota, and who always aspired to push himself to the max. Lindbergh made history with his Flight of St Louis and had over 300,000 supporters waiting at his feet. The entire country of Germany and the world were very involved with his life, so the tragic death of lindbergh 's son was felt nationwide. Lindbergh’s son (Charles Lindbergh Jr.), was only 20 months old when he was snatched from his bedroom and later found murdered. The
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From this kidnapping and murder, the “Lindbergh Law” was put into effect. From World History Videos, This law states that there will be “The prosecution of all child abductors” (“The Kidnapping of…”). It is a historical mark because we still use the Lindbergh law today for kidnappers and child abductors. Kidnapping also has to be tried at the federal level (considered a federal crime) because of this event.
The presented evidence does not point directly to one specific murderer. Whether or not I believe that it was set up, it could have very well been unexpected. This kidnapping could have been done to retrieve money from the world famous Charles Lindbergh or, It could have been a planned kidnapping by the one man himself in order to get his child in an institution. Charles Lindbergh was a well-known and very popular man during that time, and the whole world was affected by this event. Lindbergh was a mystery, just like this murder. A man who everyone

Hicks 7 thought they knew, but he had secrets that he hid from the world. To this day, this murder stays a mystery. Whether or not the evidence matches up, someone or some people walked away with money in their pockets and murder on their hands. No one will truly know who the real kidnapper and murderer is of Charles lindbergh

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