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Post by Wayne on Jun 22, 2017 9:32:53 GMT -5
Joe, that is how Condon rationalized it...that there was a bevy of reporters. The closest reporters were at the guardhouse. CAL organized a flight across the Atlantic. Don't you think he could have organized a trip out of his own house? Take two cars, he's hiding in the back seat of one. After passing the guardhouse, he takes one car and drives off. Come on. 15 hours!
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Post by Joe on Jun 22, 2017 10:13:55 GMT -5
I'm not clear as to where all of this 20/20 hindsight is really going. For example, would you speculate on impressions if Lindbergh had done exactly as you suggested? With his intentions having been discovered by an inquisitive reporter, his cover blown and a picture of his car sitting in front of 2794 Decatur Ave. at 3:00 am on the front page, which then would probably have resulted in the kidnappers taking a further step back? "Why on earth wouldn't he have just waited until he could have gotten away without the risk of being followed?" It just seems to go on and on..
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Post by Joe on Jun 22, 2017 10:29:19 GMT -5
Wayne, I wasn't aware that that enveloped was never kept. It's interesting, but I have to believe, given the fact every other ransom note until that time had been powdered and silver nitrated with zero results, the significance of this most likely being the crowning communication telling Lindbergh where his son was, would have put any thought of forensic analysis, out of mind. Lindbergh was consistent in his desire to pay the money for the safe return of his son and not attempt to capture or cause harm towards, the kidnappers. I'm sure he understood that law enforcement would have felt very differently, but until they stepped in and took over, like it or not, this was basically his show. And him dealing directly with the kidnappers in a child abduction, was certainly not an unprecedented move in those times.
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Post by Wayne on Jun 22, 2017 12:03:53 GMT -5
Okay, Joe, I’ll concede that this “might be the reason” that CAL waited 15 hours to make his way to Condon’s house. So, this begs an even more important follow up question. Why didn’t CAL simply tell Breck to bring the sleeping suit to Highfields by himself (without Condon)? Breck could have had it there by noon.
There is just something askew here. For the first time in 15 days, CAL has something tangible from his son and he waits 15 hours (has lunch, has dinner, maybe takes a nap or two, plays a couple of practical jokes) to check on the suit. Can you see John Walsh or Beth Holloway waiting 15 hours? They would have gotten to the suit, one way or another, in 15 minutes.
As for the Boad Nelly envelope, there is again something that makes no logical sense. CAL waits over 2 hours to have the nursery note dusted and yet, knowing that CJ’s fingerprints must be on the Boad Nelly envelope, he conveniently loses it. CAL took care to preserve all the other letters and envelopes he received. Why not this one?
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Post by lightningjew on Jun 22, 2017 12:18:36 GMT -5
I'd like to hear this recorded interview with a friend of Lindbergh's, describing his anguish over the kidnapping. The only reactions described from those close to him which I can think of are Anne's, who says he never shed a tear. I know this could be explained as him just being brave for her because he had to be, and for a friend he would've been freer to show emotion--but that's not really in keeping with what we know of Lindbergh's behavior and character. The point is that his reaction to the whole thing seems off.
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Post by lurp173 on Jun 22, 2017 13:29:57 GMT -5
I agree with Amy’s observation of CAL’s lackadaisical “delay, delay, delay” attitude. There’s another example of CAL’s actions that I find mystifying and disturbing. On the morning of March 16th Condon receives the Dr. Denton sleeping suit. Around 10:30 pm, Breckinridge calls CAL at Highfields to let him know the suit is at Condon’s house. This is the first time in 15 days that CAL has a tangible link to his missing son. What does CAL do? He drives to Condon’s house to identify it. So, what’s the problem? He arrives at Condon’s house at 1:30 AM. It took him 15 hours to make the drive! WTH was he doing that was more important than making a beeline to Condon’s house? Who on this board would have waited 15 hours? Am I misunderstanding you. Breckinridge calls Cal at Highfields around 10:30 P.M. on March 16th, and Cal arrives at Condon's house at 1:30 A.M. on the 17th? That's 3 hours, about the time it would take to get there.
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Post by hurtelable on Jun 22, 2017 14:43:07 GMT -5
What I think you mean to say is "the only envelope that CJ was observed to personally handle." It's certainly possible that he handled any or all of the other envelopes containing the ransom notes.
But you have to wonder how many of these other envelopes were processed in attempts to find prints. Even if all of them were, the chances of finding relevant prints on them would be small, because (1) paper is NOT an ideal surface for retaining prints (hard, smooth surfaces retain prints much better), (2) any prints found on those envelopes would have to match prints already in the law enforcement files, and (3) fingerprint development techniques back in 1932 were relatively primitive compared to today's..
So I don't think it likely that valuable ID information was lost when that envelope from CJ went missing.
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Post by Wayne on Jun 22, 2017 14:57:37 GMT -5
Hurp, my typo! I want to get this right.
Breck called CAL around 10:30 AM on March 16th.
CAL arrived at Condon's house 15 hours later at 1:30 AM on March 17th.
(The Case That Never Dies, pg. 69 & 70 and Jafsie Tells All, pg. 97, 100.)
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Post by kate1 on Jun 22, 2017 15:20:45 GMT -5
Hurp, my typo! I want to get this right. Breck called CAL around 10:30 AM on March 16th. CAL arrived at Condon's house 15 hours later at 1:30 AM on March 17th. (The Case That Never Dies, pg. 69 & 70 and Jafsie Tells All, pg. 97, 100.) That doesn't seem reasonable. It's hard to imagine one Dr. Dentons size two looking much different than another. Don't understand why a kidnapper wouldn't have sent the other shirt except it's one important point of identifying a decayed corpse if anyone lose but CAL was doing it. Where were the diapers?
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Post by Wayne on Jun 22, 2017 15:23:28 GMT -5
Hurtelable, your son’s extortionist (at best) hands an envelope to your go-between who in turns hands it to you and you don’t keep the envelope?
Again, CAL was patient enough to wait 2 hours to open the Nursery Note (because he wanted the police to dust it for fingerprints!) and yet he apparently tosses the Boad Nelly envelope. Does that really make sense to you?
As for fingerprints…Kelly dusted the ladder for fingerprints and found none. Then Erastus Hudson tested it and found 500. Of course you can find fingerprints on paper (they have one of the Zodiac killer's side palm prints). All I am saying it was the best possible chance to get the extortionist’s fingerprints and because of CAL, it wasn’t done.
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Post by trojanusc on Jun 22, 2017 16:08:45 GMT -5
Wayne, he only would have had a caravan of reporters right behind him all the way from Hopewell, if he'd jumped into his car and hurried to the Bronx as you imply he should have. Even when he did feel it was safe to leave in the middle of the night, Lindbergh still disguised himself with a hunter's hat and sunglasses. I don't believe he was interested in broadcasting his intentions here. When it's the first glimmer of hope your son is alive, he's worried about a "caravan of reporters"? BTW, at least some of them surely would followed him leaving regardless of the hour.
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Post by scathma on Jun 22, 2017 17:46:26 GMT -5
I agree with Amy’s observation of CAL’s lackadaisical “delay, delay, delay” attitude. There’s another example of CAL’s actions that I find mystifying and disturbing. On the morning of March 16th Condon receives the Dr. Denton sleeping suit. Around 10:30 pm, Breckinridge calls CAL at Highfields to let him know the suit is at Condon’s house. This is the first time in 15 days that CAL has a tangible link to his missing son. What does CAL do? He drives to Condon’s house to identify it. So, what’s the problem? He arrives at Condon’s house at 1:30 AM. It took him 15 hours to make the drive! WTH was he doing that was more important than making a beeline to Condon’s house? Who on this board would have waited 15 hours? I assume you mean the suit arrived at 10:30 am not pm...
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Post by Wayne on Jun 22, 2017 19:21:09 GMT -5
Yes, Scathma, I meant 10:30 AM. Sorry for the confusion!
Again, the correct timeframe is this:
Breck called CAL around 10:30 AM on March 16th.
CAL arrived at Condon's house 15 hours later at 1:30 AM on March 17th.
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Post by jack7 on Jun 22, 2017 21:24:34 GMT -5
It never seemed like CAL was in much of a hurry to get his son back.
There is:
Calling police before opening note. You don't really have to know anything about kidnapping to be aware that a ransom note might have specific instructions about your now missing relative.
The initial note which wasn't quickly opened. No matter whose idea not opening it was, Charles was clearly in charge of the note.
The long series of note exchanges where neither Lindbergh nor Breckenridge tried to speed things up. Something like an ad in the paper, "we'll do anything - just say when & where."
Lindbergh really stalling in raising the $ 50K and $ 70K - though it looks like he had it earlier than has been previously reported, why didn't Condon have it? I've always felt that Charles could have raised the $ 50K in about ten minutes on the phone - and probably had it delivered!
CAL going along with Condon and withholding the $ 20K - that alone could have gotten Charlie killed.
Sorry - this stuff has been gone over so much, but funny how it keeps coming back around.
One thing interesting though, LURPS, with what you found regarding the Williamsen comment about waiting for the fingerprint man, it certainly puts a new twist on the crime as far as Lindbergh's callousness is concerned!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2017 22:54:09 GMT -5
Lindbergh did stay true to form, this was his nature. Rigid, phlegmatic, articulate, impersonal, and these traits were only magnified by the expectations he felt were placed on him by "they," a public that had placed him on a pedestal because of his accomplishments and fame, but that he really had little use for. People can speculate all they want about what he did and should have done, pro and con, but at the end of the day, I believe his actions speak of someone who desperately tried to cling to sustain almost impossible standards he had really only placed upon himself, all against the backdrop of having his son stolen. The British call it a "stiff upper lip" but he was well beyond that, I believe. If you think he didn't really care or even feel inner pain because of his lack of outward expression and his actions, you're just not seeing the extent of his personal torment. If you haven't read Scott Berg's Lindbergh, I'd really suggest it as well as checking out some of the recorded interviews with Lindbergh's close and trusted friends such as Jim Newton, who saw first hand the devastating effect the kidnapping had on him. He's the archetypal tragic hero. Thanks for the post but you don't really address my questions. All your rationalizing and platitudes about impossible standards and a "stiff upper lip" provide no real insight about Lindbergh's questionable actions concerning the handling of the nursery note and the Boad Nelly note. Plus there are now other things like the sleeping suit, the missing Boad Nelly note envelope and a number of things listed by Jack in his post. There is something very off with Lindbergh's actions. I read Berg's "Lindbergh" book about 5 years ago and this book gave me my first look at the darker side of CAL's personality, you know, the side you labeled as "ill prepared" for fatherhood. Sadly, Lindbergh spent more time and effort nurturing his friendships than he spent developing his family relationships. By the way, I think that if Jim Newton were alive today, he would disagree with your description of Lindbergh's personality. Perhaps you might want to read "Uncommon Friends" by James Newton. It is a really good book.
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Post by jack7 on Jun 23, 2017 3:14:34 GMT -5
His actions were really dependent upon the horrible developing circumstances. Here is the "greatest man in the world" suddenly confronted by serious and life changing/threatening mistakes that he's made.
First this bad thing happens and here he is out in the middle of nowhere - where's the police when you need them? Unfortunately miles away. So he has this bad feeling like a man has when he's been clobbered in a pool game. A feeling he's been snookered. He hasn't protected himself or his family at all, and that's just the beginning.
He decides to call the police before opening the note. When the note is finally opened he realizes he's made very big mistake number two. Number two could get his son killed and possibly already has.
Then he decides since he is a real man, he will come up with the ransom money himself and not go to mommy-in-law (which certainly would have come out) and he waffles so much that if the baby were being held, the kidnappers probably would have lost patience and tried for the money if they could get it and not worried about the victim.
Then he agrees with Condon about withholding $ 20K. What does he really care about twenty thousand when it comes to his son's life? Anyway, if the situation was really the way CJ had presented it, and CJ would have shown up at Mr. Big's wherever short many thousands certainly somebody and maybe somebodies would have been wasted. Lindbergh realizes back at his meeting with the Feds that he's made another mistake.
So the guy who had it made had what they call on Wall Street a bump. A bump is when your stock loses thirty thousand dollars overnight and your broker tells you not to worry about it, "it'll be back!"
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Post by john on Jun 23, 2017 3:16:11 GMT -5
Wayne: great post. I have to wonder about all this as to again who was running the show. Lindbergh was in charge of the entire investigation. His decisions and authority could not be questioned.So much time's elapsed between the kidnapping and the subsequent capture, trial and execution of Hauptmann that many things (artifacts?) have vanished, this, again, due to Lindbergh's handling of the case.
As a result there's precious little in the Lindbergh dominated "narrative" that puts him in anything but a favorable light, or at least a neutral one. So much of what I suppose the best word to describe it would be dissent from the official story has come from independent researchers with limited resources. Fortunately, many of them were excellent journalists, great at tracking down information, thus the "canon" has expanded a good deal over the past forty years.
Still, the fact remains, especially as to how much valuable material was conveniently lost or destroyed by Lindbergh and his associates, those of us who seek to find information that might contradict what data that survives are at a terrible disadvantage.
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Post by Joe on Jun 23, 2017 9:08:24 GMT -5
Amy, I was hoping to perhaps have provided a bit more of a balanced perspective here when it comes to attempting to understand Lindbergh's actions, based on the fact it was he who was initiating them, not someone else. And we all know he was a very complex character. My apologies if I was preaching here. At the same time, scroll back a bit in this thread and you'll get a pretty clear understanding, as to what every decent, moralistic and red-blooded parent would have done had they been suddenly placed under the circumstances that faced the Lindberghs, most of which seem to totally overlook the basic facets of Charles Lindbergh's personality, not to mention all of the interpersonal dynamics that may have been involved here. If my thoughts were really platitudes, are the above not more like platitudes in a vacuum?
BTW, while I haven't read Newton's "Uncommon Friends," I was aware of his book and his long term friendship with Lindbergh. Thanks for the reminder and I just ordered the hardcover.
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Post by Joe on Jun 23, 2017 9:17:53 GMT -5
I don't know what other dynamics were in play here that kept Lindbergh at Highfields or which prohibited Breckinridge from delivering the sleeping suit there, so really can't comment on why he waited that long. Are you fully aware of all contributing factors to be able to decide in your own mind? At the same time I have to think he would have been very sensitive towards the need to maintain secrecy and yes, he would have avoided reporters at all costs. Apparently, no reporters did follow him and discover where he was going or if they did, they were somehow convinced to not report the story. So it would appear he accomplished what he set out to do.
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Post by kate1 on Jun 23, 2017 9:53:53 GMT -5
I don't know what other dynamics were in play here that kept Lindbergh at Highfields or which prohibited Breckinridge from delivering the sleeping suit there, so really can't comment on why he waited that long. Are you fully aware of all contributing factors to be able to decide in your own mind? At the same time I have to think he would have been very sensitive towards the need to maintain secrecy and yes, he would have avoided reporters at all costs. Apparently, no reporters did follow him and discover where he was going or if they did, they were somehow convinced to not report the story. So it would appear he accomplished what he set out to do. I had never thought about it before but why didn't someone take the package to Hopewell. Wasn't there a "headquarters" in the garage? At this point I'd wouldn't want anymore people involved than necessary especially Condon!
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Post by Joe on Jun 23, 2017 11:02:56 GMT -5
My comments were primarily directed towards the persona Lindbergh demonstrated within the scope of his fame and the kidnapping. I believe that although there was always a kind of undeveloped child within that was crying to come out, he had at the same time a much warmer and more altruistic side that few people, other than those he knew he could trust implicitly, ever experienced first hand.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2017 13:08:07 GMT -5
You will really enjoy the book, Joe. I think you will be pleased with what Jim writes about Lindbergh and Anne too. I do agree that CAL is a very complex person. However that still doesn't explain the choices he is making during this kidnapping.
It is true that this whole kidnapping episode was a devastating event. But when Lindbergh is asked by people about what was the most difficult thing he ever faced in his life, he talks about the Spirit of St. Louis flight and how he somehow managed to keep from ending up in the ocean when he was so exhausted from a lack of sleep that he could barely function. This is what he points to, not "that Jersey business" as he would call the kidnapping, on the few occasions he would make reference to it.
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Post by lurp173 on Jun 23, 2017 13:26:59 GMT -5
It never seemed like CAL was in much of a hurry to get his son back. There is: Calling police before opening note. You don't really have to know anything about kidnapping to be aware that a ransom note might have specific instructions about your now missing relative. The initial note which wasn't quickly opened. No matter whose idea not opening it was, Charles was clearly in charge of the note. The long series of note exchanges where neither Lindbergh nor Breckenridge tried to speed things up. Something like an ad in the paper, "we'll do anything - just say when & where." Lindbergh really stalling in raising the $ 50K and $ 70K - though it looks like he had it earlier than has been previously reported, why didn't Condon have it? I've always felt that Charles could have raised the $ 50K in about ten minutes on the phone - and probably had it delivered! CAL going along with Condon and withholding the $ 20K - that alone could have gotten Charlie killed. Sorry - this stuff has been gone over so much, but funny how it keeps coming back around. One thing interesting though, LURPS, with what you found regarding the Williamsen comment about waiting for the fingerprint man, it certainly puts a new twist on the crime as far as Lindbergh's callousness is concerned! Jack, In regards to all of the suspicions placed on Lindbergh for not opening the note immediately (or as some have said" for hours") I just wanted to make a couple of comments. I don't have the incredible knowledge and years of research that so many on this forum have (and believe me I am impressed), so if my comments do not seem very valid, I will not be insulted in the least if you just want to hit the old delete button! It appears that the timeline of events for the night of March 1st has Gow notifying Lindbergh of the child being missing at 10:10 P.M.; Chief Wolfe and Officer Williamson arriving at 10:30 P.M.; and Trooper Wolf arriving at 10:55 P.M. Thus, Lindbergh had roughly 20 minutes prior to the arrival of the first law enforcement officers Wolfe and Williamson. Lindbergh did not open the note in that time period, but he apparently spent much of that time with Olly searching inside and outside of the house (to my way of thinking a perfectly logical thing for a parent to do). When Wolfe and Williamson arrived at 10:30 P.M., they were in charge of that scene. Although being Hopewell Borough Police Officers and outside of their geographical jurisdiction, they were the closest police officials in that rural area and thus responded in their official capacities while awaiting the arrival of the NJSP. Lindbergh made both Wolfe and Williamson aware of the existence of the note almost immediately. Although it appears from all of the subsequent investigative statements that Lindbergh was instructing everyone not to touch anything until the NJSP arrived, I can state with absolute certainty that if Harry Wolfe had thought it was in the best interest for the safety of the child to immediately open and read the note, THAT NOTE WOULD HAVE BEEN OPENED. No one, and I can't over emphasize the words no one, intimidated my great Uncle Harry Wolfe. During his entire life he was a man who possessed outstanding character and humbleness, but he backed down from no one. You would have had greater success confronting a brick wall than going up against Uncle Harry. Lindbergh may have subsequently dominated/controlled this investigation when Schwarzkopf took it over, but for those 20 minutes that first night before Trooper Wolf arrived, I can assure you that Harry Wolfe would have made any decision he saw fit in regards to the safety of the child. The fact that ths note was not opened in those 20 minutes tells me that Wolfe and Williamson were in agreement with Lindbergh to wait for the NJSP to arrive. They all knew that thd NJSP were on the way and that the NJSP had the expertise to handle the note correctly. I'm sure they all thought that the note would be opened very quickly upon the arrival of the first Trooper, not knowing that they would have to wait another hour for an examiner (Kelly) to get there. I once again apologize for the long post, but I'm just trying to point out that I believe Lindbergh really had just 20 minutes (10:10 to 10:30 P.M.) where he had complete control over opening that note. I have personal knowledge over the kind of person Harry Wolfe was, and for me the fact that he obviously agreed with Lindbergh to wait the additional 15 to 20 minutes for the arrival of the NJSP before opening the note, takes a lot of suspicion off of Lindberg in regards to the note. Although, as I believe Joe has indicated in this thread, every action of Lindbergh during the course of this case can be viewed through vastly different lenses depending on your "leanings".
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Post by hurtelable on Jun 23, 2017 13:47:50 GMT -5
You will really enjoy the book, Joe. I think you will be pleased with what Jim writes about Lindbergh and Anne too. I do agree that CAL is a very complex person. However that still doesn't explain the choices he is making during this kidnapping. It is true that this whole kidnapping episode was a devastating event. But when Lindbergh is asked by people about what was the most difficult thing he ever faced in his life, he talks about the Spirit of St. Louis flight and how he somehow managed to keep from ending up in the ocean when he was so exhausted from a lack of sleep that he could barely function. This is what he points to, not "that Jersey business" as he would call the kidnapping, on the few occasions he would make reference to it. By calling the departure of his son "That Jersey business," Lindbergh could be giving a subtle tip-off that it was not a kidnapping at all, rather a deliberate removal of the child from his household.
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Post by jack7 on Jun 23, 2017 15:54:19 GMT -5
Well said as usual LURPS; it doesn't matter, but I tend to agree. The point is that the not opening of the note has almost universally been considered a negative fact against Lindbergh when in reality if looked at as by all those involved it was really the intelligent decision.
I've always said what it turned out that your grandmother also did, it's too bad Chief Wolfe didn't stay in charge of TLC.
These different theories on here and other sites certainly seem to go round and round. Unfortunately especially with the unusual ones, if anybody ever hit upon the right one, they'd never know.
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Post by Joe on Jun 23, 2017 18:28:31 GMT -5
Awesome to have your perspective here, Lurps. Egos were probably working a bit overtime when your great uncle was summarily excluded from the initial inner sanctum of the case by the NJSP at the point of the nursery note opening, but as you also point out, he dutifully recognized and respected the jurisdictional protocol he was trained to respect as well. I have plenty of reservations about how the crime scene, especially the part of it under the nursery window, was evaluated once the NJSP took over.. In any case, it certainly sounds as though Chief Wolfe and his deputy Williamson were aligned within their initial case impressions and the fact that the nursery note should then be treated as an important piece of evidence within the crime scene. As the police had been called right away, and it seems quite possibly before the nursery note was even noticed on the window ledge, the decision not to open it seems a very prudent one.
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Post by kate1 on Jun 23, 2017 18:41:27 GMT -5
I can't help wondering why the "kidnappers" warned Lindbergh not to notify the police, especially when so many LE thought it was an inside job.
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Post by Joe on Jun 23, 2017 18:44:10 GMT -5
There's a lot of truth there. What I've learned from this case more than anything Jack, is that you can hack it to death with detail at ground level and create all kinds of buzz, but unless you also want to see it from a 5000 foot level at the same time, you might as well give up trying. It's like any mystery in life.. when time and space that contain them are viewed as the hologram they are, the limitations almost disappear. There are no exceptions.
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Post by Michael on Jun 23, 2017 19:06:20 GMT -5
Michael, can you explain the fact there was only one footprint observed within the immediate vicinity of the ladder, which was raised by at least two kidnappers? Let me start by pointing out that Lt. Keaten told Agent Sisk in the summer of 1934 that the NJSP were " reasonably certain" two people committed the crime. One climbing the ladder and the other at the base of the ladder. Sisk called him the most knowledgeable person about the case he had ever spoken with. (see TDC page 349). So with this in mind, did Lt. Keaten think they floated? Or perhaps he believed they walked backwards? No. They carried the ladder, two people, walking on the boardwalk without stepping off. When Wolfe and Williamson arrived at 10:30 P.M., they were in charge of that scene. Although being Hopewell Borough Police Officers and outside of their geographical jurisdiction, they were the closest police officials in that rural area and thus responded in their official capacities while awaiting the arrival of the NJSP. Lindbergh made both Wolfe and Williamson aware of the existence of the note almost immediately. Although it appears from all of the subsequent investigative statements that Lindbergh was instructing everyone not to touch anything until the NJSP arrived, I can state with absolute certainty that if Harry Wolfe had thought it was in the best interest for the safety of the child to immediately open and read the note, THAT NOTE WOULD HAVE BEEN OPENED. No one, and I can't over emphasize the words no one, intimidated my great Uncle Harry Wolfe. I am going to give you my two cents here so please comment on my perspective.... There have been portrayals over the years that these men got there, thought they were in charge, but were then pushed aside by the NJSP upon their arrival. This is a false narrative. It appears to me Wolfe and Williamson were immediately advised that the State Police were on the way. In my mind they knew it wasn't their jurisdiction, wouldn't want to be in charge of this, and were probably relieved to hear the Troopers were coming. If you read Williamson's testimony in Flemington he testifies that, in essence, he did not have experience in taking fingerprints etc. I agree that when Lindbergh announced nothing was to be touched, these men were probably in agreement with this position. What Cop wouldn't be? But that's not the issue. The issue is that Troopers couldn't believe the "restraint" Lindbergh exemplified by not immediately tearing it open. Then once it is dusted there's no prints. Next, once the State Police did arrive, both Williamson and Wolfe assisted by following Cpl. Wolf's instructions. They weren't "cast aside" and in fact, these men continued to assist with the Hopewell area searches and investigations.
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Post by Joe on Jun 23, 2017 19:20:00 GMT -5
Thanks Amy, and I'm just hoping that Newton's viewpoint will deal with the full scope of Lindbergh's personality in an unbiased way, along with his candid impressions as a close friend. Knowing what I do about the author, I'd also say I shouldn't be disappointed.
I hear you about Lindbergh's "most difficult thing" and will later chime in later with a bit more thought. Also, I haven't forgotten about what I mentioned earlier.. my belief that things may just click into place a bit better though a more systematic look at some discrepancies within the timeline relating to events that took place between Lindbergh's arrival home and the Doc Ashton sighting.
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