{"product_id":"the-case-that-never-dies-lloyd-c-gardner-9780813554112","title":"The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh Kidnapping","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2004 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Book Award for Scholarly Non-Fiction Named a 2005 Honor Book by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential reading for anyone interested in the most famous American crime of the twentieth century \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since its original publication in 2004, \u003ci\u003eThe Case That Never Dies\u003c\/i\u003e has become the standard account of the Lindbergh kidnapping. Now, in a new afterword, historian Lloyd C. Gardner presents a surprise conclusion based on recently uncovered pieces of evidence that were missing from the initial investigation as well as an evaluation of Charles Lindbergh's role in the search for the kidnappers. Out of the controversies surrounding the actions of Colonel Lindbergh, Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of the New Jersey State Police, and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, Gardner presents a well-reasoned argument for what happened on the night of March 1, 1932.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Case That Never\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDies\u003c\/i\u003e places the Lindbergh kidnapping, investigation, and trial in the context of the Depression, when many feared the country was on the edge of anarchy. Gardner delves deeply into the aspects of the case that remain confusing to this day, including Lindbergh's dealings with crime baron Owney Madden, Al Capone's New York counterpart, as well as the inexplicable exploits of John Condon, a retired schoolteacher who became the prosecution's best witness. The initial investigation was hampered by Colonel Lindbergh, who insisted that the police not attempt to find the perpetrator because he feared the investigation would endanger his son's life. He relented only when the child was found dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter two years of fruitless searching, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant, was discovered to have some of the ransom money in his possession. Hauptmann was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. Throughout the book, Gardner pays special attention to the evidence of the case and how it was used and misused in the trial. Whether Hauptmann was guilty or not, Gardner concludes that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of first-degree murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in historical context, the book offers not only a compelling read, but a powerful vantage point from which to observe the United States in the 1930s as well as contemporary arguments over capital punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd C. Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081355411X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813554112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Lloyd C. Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947302093055,"sku":"9780813554112","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_72f12206-3b1e-4aa7-93b5-2e1f31b71e36.jpg?v=1681517911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-that-never-dies-lloyd-c-gardner-9780813554112","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}