Princeton Road. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted of the crime and executed for it. The publicity of the ordeal caused the Lindberghs with their other son Jon Lindbergh to move to Europe for safety and privacy. Hauptmann could not actually be executed for kidnapping and the childs death was said to be accidental. He could not even be executed under the felony murder doctrine because kidnapping was not a felony in New Jersey. However the public and prosecutors wanted the death penltity so Hauptmann was convicted of breaking an entry and stealing pajamas, which is a felony in New Jersey. This allowed him to be executed under the felony murder doctrine. This cased caused a new federal law to come into effect and it is called the Lindbergh Law making kidnapping a federal offense if the victim is taken across state lines or the United States Postal Service was used to mail a ransom letter. In June 1936 Charles Lindbergh was invited to see the Germans air force establishment and give his opinion about it. While he was visiting he was treated with a great deal of respect and admiration. Upon leaving the establishment he said that Germany had the finest air force in all of Europe and that it could defeat Russian, British and French air forces combined. He not only admired Germany for their outstanding air fleet but he also admired them as people. He shared many believes with the Nazis such as their disliking of Jews. On October 18,1838 Goring, a German general presented Lindbergh with the Verdienstkreus der Deutscher Aldler for his service to Germany. They also gave him the medal for being the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo. Since he accepted the and kept the medal even after German Storm Troopers rounded up the Jews and smashed their shops, it ruined his hero like image. After inspecting the German air fleet, the French wanted him to examine theirs but much to their disappointment they found out the Germans were far superior. I...
