Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-390) and index.
Contents:
"They've Stolen Our Baby" -- Ransom Notes, Ladders, and Chisels -- The Kidnapper Makes Second Contact -- J.F.C. -- Violet and Curtis: Two Bogus Stories Begin -- "Cemetery John" -- The Negotiations Continue -- Double-Crossed -- The Wild-Goose Chase -- "I Am Perfectly Satisfied That It Is My Child" -- The Police Take the Reins -- The Sad End of Violet Sharp -- From Bad to Worse -- The Frustration Mounts -- Shoenfeld and Koehler -- The Trail of Gold -- Bruno Richard Hauptmann -- The Interrogation Begins -- "I Have to Be Very Careful. The Man's Life Is in Jeopardy" -- More Pieces to the Puzzle -- Legal Gymnastics in New Jersey -- Extradition -- The Bull of Brooklyn -- The Trial of the Century Begins -- "Der Alte Ist Verruckt" -- "John Is Bruno Richard Hauptmann" -- Paper Evidence -- "He Is Conceding the Defendant to the Electric Chair!" -- The Prosecution Gains Momentum -- The State Rests -- Hauptmann Takes the Stand -- More Testimony from the Hauptmanns -- "Where Are You Getting These Witnesses? They Are Killing Me" -- The Defense Rests -- Rebuttal and Summations -- Wilentz Closes -- The Verdict.
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