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Saturday, April 03, 2010

Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby

On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.



Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.



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