It was, at the time, the "crime of the century"—the 1932 kidnapping and murder of 20-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr., son of the famed pilot. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was eventually executed for the 1932 crime, but as the New York Times reports, many continue to believe he was innocent. The story looks at two new fronts in the case: a push to apply modern DNA testing to evidence, and a jarring theory put forth in a book that points the finger at the child's celebrity father.
- DNA: The question of whether DNA tests should be conducted on ransom envelopes is working its way through the New Jersey courts. Advocates say other things should be tested as well, including the ladder left against the house. The state attorney general's office argues the tests are unnecessary and will "permanently alter and damage" historical items. But two of Hauptmann's relatives have provided DNA samples in case they're needed. "I personally don't think he did it," says great-great-niece Cezanne Love. But either way, she says she would like to know the truth.