On April 3, 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went to the electric chair proclaiming his innocence in the most famous kidnapping case in the history of the United States. Nearly a century later, a new ...

Bruno Richard Hauptmann, manacled between two guards, managed to walk from the Flemington courtroom after the death sentence had been passed on him last week. But as he was being led into his cell ...

On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, New Jersey, found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-slaying of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles ...

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Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s mug shot. The wooden electric chair where he was put to death. A sponge like the one that was dampened with salt water and placed on his head to conduct the deadly ...

It's serious but completely entertaining, primarily because of the skills of Michael Kharfen, whose virtuoso performance as Bruno Richard Hauptmann is certain to be a top contender at award time.

New York Nazis who have used fund-raising rallies for Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s defense to disseminate anti-Jewish propaganda received a severe setback yesterday when the city administration ...

One hour after the U. S. Supreme Court had denied a last review of his conviction, and barely a day before he was scheduled to be electrocuted at the State Penitentiary in Trenton, Bruno Richard ...

In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, held for ransom, and murdered. Two years later, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, convicted, and ...