KIDNAPPINGS Ep. 1 | The Lindbergh Baby: “Crime of the Century”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On May 21, 1927, 25 year old Charles LIndbergh became the biggest star on the planet. He advanced the travel industry to a level many doubted was possible after completing the first ever solo flight from New York to Paris in 55 hours. That should have been the most dramatic moment of any person’s life, but it wasn’t for Charles. Five years later his 20 month old son was kidnapped from his home in Hopewell, New Jersey in circumstances so bizarre they made everyone suspect, from household staff to Al Capone, and captivated the world’s attention. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to INFAMOUS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.1	Charles Lindberg woke restless and sleep deprived. The previous night, he had been consumed
0:53.6	by nerves and anticipation. Today, at just 25 previous night, he had been consumed by nerves and anticipation.
0:56.1	Today, at just 25 years old, he was going to attempt something that had never been done.
1:01.3	Naysayers called it a gamble. The boldest skeptics labeled it a death wish.
1:06.7	Lindberg's goal was to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by himself in a single-engine plane.
1:13.1	In the early morning, Lindbergh arrived at Roosevelt Field, Long Island.
1:17.7	Awaiting him was the spirit of St. Louis, a custom-built aircraft with just one seat,
1:23.5	named in honor of his St. Louis investors who scraped together funding for his endeavor.
1:29.0	The stakes were high. Not only was the flight unprecedented, but a $25,000 prize sweetened the challenge.
1:37.4	Others had tried and failed. Military pilots had managed transatlantic journeys, but only with stops
1:44.0	and multiple crew members.
1:46.4	Eight years earlier in 1919, Captain John Alcock and navigator Arthur Brown braved a 16-hour
1:53.8	flight from Newfoundland on the northeast coast of Canada to Galway on the west coast of
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