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In the winter of 1692, two young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, began suffering from a mysterious affliction. Before long, their suffering would be attributed to something far more frightening than illness.In Part I of The Salem Witch Trials, we return to seventeenth-century Puritan New England, where belief in the Devil and witchcraft shaped everyday life. As religious divisions, frontier warfare, and growing tensions unsettled the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the community of Salem struggled with conflicts of its own.When the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris began exhibiting strange symptoms, the fears that had long troubled this community were about to take a devastating turn.Related Reading:The Salem Witch Hunt: A Brief History with Documents — Richard GodbeerMemorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions (1689) — Cotton MatherThe Wonders of the Invisible World (1693) — Cotton MatherAn Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences (1684) — Increase MatherCases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits (1692) — Increase MatherA Modest Enquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft (1702)- John HaleThe Crucible (1953) — Arthur MillerThe Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials (1949) - Marion L. StarkeyA Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience — Emerson W. BakerThe Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege — Marilynne K. RoachIn the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 — Mary Beth NortonGiles Corey of the Salem Farms (1868) — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

After more than two years of searching, investigators believed they had finally found the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.In January 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, New Jersey, for what had become known as the Crime of the Century.As reporters and spectators descended on the small town, the prosecution presented its case against Hauptmann, who maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings.But the verdict would not bring an end to the Lindbergh kidnapping case.In the decades that followed, questions surrounding the evidence, the investigation, and what really happened that night at Highfields would give rise to competing theories and a controversy that has endured for generations.Related Reading & SourcesThe Spirit of St. LouisCharles A. LindberghHour of Gold, Hour of LeadAnne Morrow LindberghLindberghA. Scott BergLindbergh: The CrimeNoel BehnLittle Lindy Is KidnappedThomas DohertyScapegoat: The Lonesome Death of Bruno Richard HauptmannAnthony ScadutoThe Airman and the Carpenter: The Lindbergh Kidnapping and the Framing of Richard HauptmannLudovic KennedyThe Lindbergh CaseJim FisherCrime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping HoaxGregory Ahlgren and Stephen MonierThe Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh KidnappingLloyd C. GardnerCemetery John: The Undiscovered Mastermind of the Lindbergh KidnappingRobert ZornThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayLise PearlmanNOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh’s Baby?PBS, 2013NOVA | Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Season 40 | Episode 4 | PBSNew Jersey v. Bruno Richard Hauptmann — Trial Transcript CollectionRutgers University Libraries, Special Collections & University ArchivesCollection: New Jersey vs. Hauptmann Trial Transcript | Archives and Special Collections at RutgersBruno Hauptmann Trial ExcerptsCrimeArchivesCrimeArchives: Bruno Hauptmann | Trial ExcerptsListen ad-free on Spotify with a subscription or membership on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/truecrimeofthehistoricalkind

The 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. had ended in tragedy.Now, the search for the missing child would become a manhunt for his killer.In Part III, as investigators encountered one dead end after another, the pressure to solve what had become known as the Crime of the Century continued to grow.For more than two years, the investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping stretched far beyond the New Jersey countryside.Then, in September 1934, a single gold certificate led investigators to a suspect.Related Reading:The Spirit of St. LouisBy Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of LeadBy Anne Morrow Lindbergh LindberghBy A. Scott BergLindbergh: The CrimeBy Noel Behn Little Lindy Is KidnappedBy Thomas Doherty The Case That Never DiesBy Lloyd C. GardnerThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayBy Lise Pearlman*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

The 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. became a story that gripped the nation.In Part II, as Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh waited desperately for word of their son, ransom notes arrived, intermediaries stepped forward, and a search stretched from the New Jersey countryside to the streets of New York.For more than two months, hope remained that Charlie would be brought home safely.Then, on May 12, 1932, that hope came to a devastating end.Related Reading:The Spirit of St. LouisBy Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of LeadBy Anne Morrow Lindbergh LindberghBy A. Scott BergLindbergh: The CrimeBy Noel Behn Little Lindy Is KidnappedBy Thomas Doherty The Case That Never DiesBy Lloyd C. GardnerThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayBy Lise Pearlman*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

Charles A. Lindbergh went from international hero to a father facing unimaginable heartbreak.After his historic transatlantic flight, Charles and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, struggled to escape the relentless public attention that came with fame.The Lindbergh's retreated to the New Jersey countryside, where the secluded home they hoped would become their sanctuary would instead become the setting for one of the most infamous crimes in American history.In Part I, we trace the lives of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, the extraordinary fame that followed them, and the circumstances leading up to the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping... a crime that would captivate a nation.Related Reading:The Spirit of St. LouisBy Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of LeadBy Anne Morrow Lindbergh LindberghBy A. Scott BergLindbergh: The CrimeBy Noel Behn Little Lindy Is KidnappedBy Thomas Doherty The Case That Never DiesBy Lloyd C. GardnerThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayBy Lise Pearlman*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast