Presenting the Lindbergh Conspiracies
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Presenting the Lindbergh Conspiracies

Jun 1, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

<p>Veteran reporter Joe Nocera, of The Free Press, investigates a 94-year-old murder case that deserves a second look: the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Little Lindy was the infant son of the most famous man in the world at the time: an aviator who had achieved impossible feats. Unsurprisingly, the case was a media sensation in 1932: especially when German immigrant Bruno Hauptmann was tried and executed for the crime. Hauptmann professed his innocence to the end: but could he have been telling the truth? This is a series that asks: was this case America's first great conspiracy?</p> <p>The Free Press, like CBS News, is owned by Paramount Skydance.</p>