Lindbergh Kidnapping show

[Harry]

Just finished viewing a TV show on the Lindbergh kidnapping crime.

The infamous rail from the ladder and Hauptmann's handwriting were put under modern forensic examination. 3 experts for each. I won't tell you the results.

The show will be repeated this evening at 11 p.m., Eastern time on Court TV.

The show is a repeat and was originally shown in May 2005.

Very interesting show and worth a watch if you have an interest in the case.

[doug65oh]

It was very interesting - I enjoyed it. Ironically, in about an hour forty-six minutes, it will be seventy years since the execution at Trenton for the crime.

[Kat]

I watched it before but am now re-watching the physical evidence re-examined. That part is superb!
Thanks for the alert, Har!

[RayS]

Just finished viewing a TV show on the Lindbergh kidnapping crime.
The infamous rail from the ladder and Hauptmann's handwriting were put under modern forensic examination. 3 experts for each. I won't tell you the results.
The show will be repeated this evening at 11 p.m., Eastern time on Court TV.
The show is a repeat and was originally shown in May 2005.
Very interesting show and worth a watch if you have an interest in the case.

Since 1975 there were books published, mostly controverting the decision.
One said the rail # 16 was a forgery, taken from the attic to incriminate Hauptmann. Because of the difference in height (as I remember it). Having like nail holes is meaningless, any good carpenter can make a hole in a board so it fits (IMO).
No fingerprints of Hauptmann was found on any note; but this is not signs of innocence given the many hands that touched it. We now know that Hauptmann was made to write many such ransom notes, as if they wanted another forged evidence. Was there any time stamp or notations to identify the original note?
The lack of blood in the child's bedroom says he didn't die there.
The one fact that is slurred over is: whoever had the child's pajamas was guilty. HOW did they trace it back Hauptmann (never did?).