The lindbergh kidnapping case a critical analysis of the trial of bruno richard hauptmann responsibility james m dedman iii george r dekle sr publication clark new jersey talbot publishing an imprint of the lawbook exchange ltd 2016 physical description xvii 394 pages 24 cm available online at the library law library crown find it stacks 1 request opens in new tab . The arrest of bruno richard hauptmann in connection with the kidnapping inevitably led to the trial of the century although hauptmann was almost universally detested at the time of the trial the tide of public opinion began to change with his conviction in the decades following hauptmanns execution writers have advanced one theory after another seeking to pin the blame upon various members of the lindbergh household and others almost every aspect of the crime and the investigation . The arrest of bruno richard hauptmann in connection with the kidnapping inevitably led t the kidnapping and murder of charles a lindbergh jr touched off one of the most massive manhunts in the history of american crime detection and generated so much publicity at home and abroad that it was touted as the crime of the century. The kidnapping and death of the lindbergh baby in march 1932 created a media storm and a series of trials not seen before the crime of the century was followed by the trials of the century which were followed by a never ending stream of books supporting or attacking the conviction and execution of bruno richard hauptmann the two experienced criminal trial lawyers who wrote this book have successfully taken a different approach analyzing and critiquing the trials and the . Talbot publishing recently released my co author bob dekles book entitled the lindbergh kidnapping case a critical analysis of the trial of bruno richard hauptmann although the lindbergh kidnapping case has been written about innumerable times never before has the trial of bruno richard hauptmann been meticulously researched and analyzed