In 1932, famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne suffered a great tragedy when their 2-year-old son’s body was found 72 days after being kidnapped from their home. Police and FBI were dumbfounded by the crime and spent years tracking down the man who committed it. Today, Brittany walks us through the case of the missing Lindbergh baby, and even gives us a brief history lesson breaking down the concept of the Gold Standard.

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Sources we used for this episode:

• https://allthatsinteresting.com/lindbergh-baby-kidnapping

• https://www.biography.com/news/lindbergh-baby-kidnapping-facts

• https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-takes-united-states-off-gold-standard

• https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/body-charles-lindbergh-baby-found-hopewell-1932-article-1.2632021

• https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping

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