Talk:Lindbergh kidnapping

Inconsistency in amounts and a link error.

In the section called "Arrest of Hauptmann" it says that $14,000 was found in his garage. Below that in the "Trial" section it says $20,000 was found in his garage. Only the first amount includes a citation, but that doesn't appear to reference the amount found in the garage.

If you mouse-over the link to "Isidor Fisch" in the "Arrest of Hauptmann" section it shows the details for (and links to) Hauptmann, not Fisch.

FYI - I've never edited the wiki, and don't know if this talk item is the correct way to raise errors in a wiki entry, but I thought it best to point the items out, even if they are minor. 175.38.58.205 (talk) 08:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Grandfather's recollection

With great regret I've removed this material [1] from the article, but I suspect that Mikeadowd2's recollections may be of interest to historians of the case, and I'm thinking that editors here who know the case well may be able to direct him to an appropriate researcher. Anyone? EEng 01:37, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

I would appreciate hearing from any researcher as to the veracity of my great-grandfather's account. He was a larger than life character, very honest, confident, and authoritative. I likened him to the Elliot Ness character on TV. I had no reason to doubt his account, as he wasn't one to embellish or tell fish tales. He lived another seven years after the interview and up until his death he had an impeccable memory and sharp mind. A widower for the last 20 years of his life, his house was always immaculate and facetiously organized, just as he lived his life. As young children we instinctively knew to be seen and not heard and never to wander around his house and touch anything. To us it was like a museum. He was very proud of how physically fit he was. He had huge hands, huge barrel chest and must have easily manhandled and intimidated criminals. He used to pose like a body builder when my father would egg him on to show off his muscles to us children. His own father was a boxer. He was proud of his storied career as Head of the Gangster Squad for the city of Newark (i.e. chasing Dutch Schultz) although, he didn't discuss it unless asked. He seemed especially connected to the Lindbergh case. He once saw a news story (National Enquirer?) of a man who claimed to be the "real" Lindbergh's baby grown up. He became angry and called the man and other Baby Lindbergh imposters no-good liars and cheats. Mikeadowd2 (talk) 23:34, 13 October 2024 (UTC)