Thirtieth Anniversary of Lindbergh Kidnapping
Feb. 28, 1962 - Thirty years ago tonight, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., 19 months old, was abducted from his crib on the second floor of his parents’ home at Hopewell, N.J. A warped shutter had permitted the kidnapper to gain entry through a window. The baby’s father, Charles A. Lindbergh, paid a ransom of $50,000 through an intermediary, Dr. John F. Condon of the Bronx, but his son was not returned. The baby’s body was found on May 12 only five miles from his home. An internatio