The Ghosts of Hopewell: Setting the Record Straight in the Lindbergh Case - Couverture souple

Fisher, Jim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809327171 ISBN 13 : 9780809327171

Editeur : Southern Illinois University Press, 2006

Synopsis

In February 1935, following a sensational, six-week trial, a jury in Flemington, New Jersey, found German carpenter Bruno Hauptmann guilty of kidnapping and murdering the twenty-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Although circumstantial, the evidence against Hauptmann was overwhelming, leaving few to doubt his guilt. After a series of appeals and stays, Hauptmann died fourteen months later in the electric chair. A confession would have spared him the death sentence, but Hauptmann chose to die maintaining his innocence. It was not until the mid-1970s that revisionists began to challenge the conventional wisdom in the case: that Hauptmann was the lone killer. Revisionist books and articles appeared, as did plays, TV shows, and a movie, all portraying Hauptmann as the victim of a massive police and prosecution frame-up. Former FBI agent, Fisher analyzes and debunks the various revisionist theories and presents new evidence that, coupled with the undisputed facts, proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Hauptmann was guilty as charged: he kidnapped and murdered the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jim Fisher, who received an Edgar nomination for Fall Guys: False Confessions and the Politics of Murder, is a professor in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He is also the author of The Lindbergh Case. He was a special agent for the FBI from 1966 to 1972.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southern Illinois University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809327171
• ISBN 13: 9780809327171
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
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