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Post by rmc1971 on Mar 30, 2007 12:35:47 GMT -5
and the Elizabeth Morrow as murderess is a new angle for me. I'd like to know if anyone has seen or can pass judgment on some of the info that was claimed to have been discovered in Governor Hoffman's investigation. Such as: the baby being thrown out in the trash at the Morrow estate; the fact that the staff at the Morrow estate had been warned never to leave Elizabeth alone with the baby; Elizabeth's heart attack the day CAL Jr. was born; Ellerson's confession that he drove Elizabeth from the Morrow estate to Hopewell the Saturday before the kidnapping and that she killed the baby when the Whateley's left to run into town; that others in the Morrow staff corroborated what Ellerson claimed.
I have read a lot over the years on this case, and all this has really made me re-look this whole thing. I would really like to know how much credence people have put into Behn's book.
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Post by Michael on Mar 31, 2007 8:13:53 GMT -5
RMC, I like the way you think.... Each book brings certain facts to the table so its important to (at least attempt) to verify or judge those facts based upon whatever source they are coming from. If you don't mind, its been a while since I read the book, so it would be helpful to refer to a page number concerning these questions - this would save me a lot of time looking up information in the files that I have in order to try to compliment and/or answer the points.... as I am sure it will assist others in formulating their input. After I first read Behn's book some years ago, I remember being confused wondering why I hadn't found any references to certain information I read there. Eventually I did. In the Hoffman Collection there were references to Elisabeth actually being the Mother of the Child, then later I found some of Schwarzkopf's notes in his file referencing Elisabeth.... Anyway, please get back to me with the page #'s... You have no idea how much I learn just from looking things up so I am anxious to get started.
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Post by rmc1971 on Mar 31, 2007 13:22:22 GMT -5
Michael - this is in Chapter 28 of Behn's book. In my paperback, this goes over pages 396-408.
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Post by rmc1971 on Mar 31, 2007 13:28:51 GMT -5
I guess the heart attack would be a good cover for Elizabeth if she were the mother of the baby. Of course, that could also be a cover for a breakdown as well.
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Post by Michael on Mar 31, 2007 18:10:50 GMT -5
- Elizabeth's heart attack the day CAL Jr. was born.
This is on page 384 of the hard cover book and his source is Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead by Anne Morrow. E.R.M. had a damaged heart valve, owing to rheumatic fever contracted in childhood. At that time she had what was called "a murmuring heart." Although she suffered occasional mild attacks of heart failure, as in this case, and her activities were much restricted, the seriousness of her condition was not then recognized. (p 139 @ footnote #17) . This was looked into by Detective William S. Mustoe on behalf of the Governor. Here is a portion of what he wrote in his report to him: ...having seen Anne Morrow just prior to the birth of the kidnapped baby, and her appearance then positively indicated that she was about to become a mother. This positively explodes any theory that Elizabeth Morrow was actually the mother of this child. A quick note on Mustoe... Many of those who attempt to label anyone who believes anything other then this crime being committed solo by Hauptmann usually gets tagged with the label of "Conspiracy Theorist." However, in the pinnacle of hypocrisy, they claim the Governor entered into some secret mission to employ less then qualified people to frame evidence to assist in delaying Hauptmann's execution. This my friends would be a Conspiracy. (A-HEM) Anyway, Mustoe was very qualified having been loaned to the Governor by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. www.prosecutor.co.monmouth.nj.us/
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Post by Michael on Apr 1, 2007 10:16:29 GMT -5
- The baby being thrown out in the trash at the Morrow estate
This is on page 384 of Behn's book and his source in Harry Green who he interviewed in 1986. Despite what some people (who claim to be Researchers) say concerning Green - he is a creditable source. He saw or had access to everything the Governor did and was privy to conversations we all would have liked to have heard. Therefore, the things Green told Behn must be carefully considered. I have yet to come across this story as it is written there. I have a feeling this is simply a version of the famous story of Lindy hiding his son in a closet and claiming he was kidnapped - which is absolutely 100% true despite, once again, what some people who claim to be Researchers saying in the past that it didn't. It did. The first place I ever read about that incident was in A&M's book Crime of the Century and I have since verified it. If this other story isn't written down somewhere and it is true in addition to the other insane act perpetrated by Lindy then my guess is he was responsible - and not Elisabeth. - The fact that the staff at the Morrow estate had been warned never to leave Elizabeth alone with the baby
Apparently, this is coming from Green too on page 385. We have to remember that the Morrow Family was very secretive about personal matters. For example, it was reported that Elisabeth had sailed for Europe in '33 but had actually been confined to her room in Englewood as her illness got worse. We also have to remember her 1st engagement as another example: www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,741733,00.html There were many rumors concerning Elisabeth being a "drug addict," having been "confined," somewhere, and at times very depressed. In reality, this could all have something to do with her illness but because of the privacy we may never know for sure. Springer ran that house like a Mob-Boss. Loyalty was rewarded and betrayal was dealt with swiftly. These Servants were treated well and I am convinced many would never talk about anything that went on in that Family - ever. Whenever you have that type of privacy it creates speculation as to why this rule (Elisabeth not being left alone w/ CJr.) was in place - if there was such a rule. I haven't seen anything in writing as of yet. I did see mentioned in one of Pettit's reports (PI for Reilly) that Elisabeth may have gotten caught up in the same situation as Betty Gow, that is, CJr. was becoming more attached to her then to Anne. And so if such a rule existed this too could be another circumstance to consider.
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Post by rick3skeptic5 on Apr 1, 2007 14:38:43 GMT -5
Rita/ I dont know about any hit squads since this remains a case in search of a motive? The critical question remains....is it an inside job? AL Dunlap and a host of other seasoned investigators voted yes. Could the frat logo mentioned in Norris from Dright Jr. have been derived from masonry? My own frat initiation was the Hiram Abiff murder of the MM. There are masons on the inside and masons on the outside? Riddles are always welcome addition to April Fools Day: see <npr.org>
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Post by Michael on Apr 3, 2007 7:16:01 GMT -5
- Ellerson's confession that he drove Elizabeth from the Morrow estate to Hopewell the Saturday before the kidnapping and that she killed the baby when the Whateley's left to run into town
This is basically coming from the entire Chapter The End Game starting on page 389. The entire chapter is very good and it clearly demonstrates that Behn did his home-work. The first point I see worthy of note is that Green doesn't name to Chauffeur. The other thing is that much of the information is verbal conversation between He and Hoffman. Now from researching the collections myself there is no doubt that information existed which was not found recorded. For example, I have seen plenty of things written which say this is something that should not be written and should be explained in person which of course I would attempt to locate but never would be able to find. So Green being in possession of affidavits not found included in the collection is a very real possibility. However, there is also included within the Hoffman Collection Memos which are clearly labeled PLS DESTROY AFTER READING which obviously weren't because I was reading them. Green doesn't seem to name Ellerson but it is implied, or at least its who Behn thinks it is. Green is clear this affidavit was taken in '35, however, its my position if this isn't a mistake of some kind than it simply cannot be Ellerson. The reason I say this is because of this: The Governor was clear in December 1938 that he had "friends" working patiently on "E" and that any "move" made by him with "E" may be viewed with suspicion. This does not sound like the Governor is in the possession of affidavits of the nature Green talks about. However, of course, this letter could have been a blind to its recipient but there are other pieces of information which lead me to believe it was sincere. For example, I have seen copies of friendly letters written back and forth by Ellerson and the Governor which takes place in the Spring of '39. I also found an undated Memo among the group of these letters obviously written by someone interviewing Ellerson. It can be inferred that it occurred within the same time frame. While there is some interesting information in this Memo, it doesn't mention Elisabeth at all. And so I think if such an affidavit did eventually come from Ellerson then it wasn't until later then the Spring of '39 and Green was confused about the dates. That's a big difference in the timing of the situation, but it could also add another explanation why copies of these affidavits wouldn't exist in the collection. Most of the Governor's "Kidnap" material existed between '35 & '38. Very few things aside from the subject of Parker can be found within his various Collections past 1938. - that others in the Morrow staff corroborated what Ellerson claimed.
I haven't found anything else to back this up as coming directly from other Staff at Englewood. I have found indication that during the time before Lindbergh left NY has was seen with Elisabeth. This comes from Pettit once again, and I have nothing else to verify it. The references to Elisabeth in the Schwarzkopf file are also interesting because they are in his handwriting, however, there's no way to know what the source of this information is. As always, I have to offer an "*" to this post because I may discover additional information in the future. That's the beauty of this case. Anyway, very good questions RMC and if there is anything you think I missed or something else I can add just let me know....Also, anyone who has an opinion, disagreement, or otherwise on this then by all means post it. I am certainly not the "end-all" authority on this and welcome any input or ideas to help us understand all the possibilities that exist.
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Post by rick3 on Apr 3, 2007 10:03:27 GMT -5
Michael.....one quote sticks into my mind as relates to:
>that others in the Morrow staff corroborated what Ellerson claimed
"one other morrow servant of long service (25 years) thought/confirmed that Ellerson was involved in the kidnap or coverup somehow"
The person quoted is not revealed so its anonymous, but many servants, like Violet Sharpe and Ellerson, arnt much older than 25 so it should narrow down the field of who said it? Someone, maybe a woman, closer to 50 or so? I cant remember who said this or where? Why else would Ellerson contact Hoffman? To clear his quilt? Its not perfectly clear where Ellerson went after he left Highfields, and the Green Ford Coupe in the drive, that Tuesday afternoon or if he picked up another woman before he showed up at the Sha=Toe Inn with Septimus Banks at 9pm? Either way 6 hours is unaccounted for/
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Post by Michael on Apr 4, 2007 5:15:45 GMT -5
Rick,
Is that a quote or your recollection of a quote? If I could find where this was printed I might be able to figure it out because it does sound familiar....
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Post by rmc1971 on Apr 4, 2007 5:54:11 GMT -5
Michael and Rick - thank you guys very much. So my take now is at least I know Behn did his homework and there is at least some plausibility to his theory. I wish he would have been able to come up with some more info to back Ellerson's story. That could help explain at least one aspect of this complex case.
Personally, a theory like this works for me b/c at least that gives a legit time frame to have the baby's room totally cleaned of prints. The case presented at trial, and other theories that have caught the public eye can't really account for that one important factor.
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Post by Michael on Apr 5, 2007 5:26:00 GMT -5
This could mean absolutely nothing, however, I reviewed the phone logs and at about March 7th continuing on Elisabeth was calling down to Hopewell everyday to speak w/ Mrs. Morrow. I often wondered why, and why either Constance or Dwight Jr. never called.... Perhaps Mrs. Morrow designated Elisabeth to call down everyday for one reason or another? Here is the note I found in Schwarzkopf's file written in his handwriting: Tell HNS that he personally should interview Ely Chilton
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Then Gow - referring to her actual movements at time of phone call to come to Hopewell
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Alec [sp?] only Suspects ______________ ______________
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Post by rick3 on Apr 5, 2007 9:38:06 GMT -5
Michael and rmc: Henry Ellerson makes a nice connecting link to many different aspects of the LKC thru his role as asst. chauffeur. He drives Charlie Jr to the Little School, drives Betty to Hopewell and sees a Green Ford coupe in the driveway? Hangs at the Sha-toe w/ Banks and Brennan dolling out extra cash. Joyce Milton in Loss of Eden focuses alot of energy on the Next Day Hill servants including Ellerson: see pp 258-259 for the accusation on Ellerson's complicity. The quote is from an FBI/BOI report and comes from a long time, respected woman servant at Highfields (Mrs Graeme?). Down the page a bit is also recounted that Ellerson managed to wreck his car, or Morrows Chevey roadster, down a steep embankment and set it on fire near Fort Lee, NJ, the same day as the discovery of the baby on Mt Rose Hill (May 12th.) Rab over on LindyKidnap #2713 also connects Ellerson to Duane Bacon and Ralph Hacker, keeping in mind that Ellerson was also one of Red Johnson's roomates: groups.yahoo.com/group/LindyKidnap/message/2713
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Post by Michael on Apr 6, 2007 20:38:29 GMT -5
Court TV consultant, and author of the Airman and the Carpenter, Sir Ludovic Kennedy writes: 'Jon,' his mother wrote to his aunt Elisabeth, 'is so terribly precious. Do you think I should not call him "Darling" and try to be restrained?' (p250 - PB) Now considering Anne would have to be aware that her sister killed her first son, does anyone believe she would be writing a letter such as this to her? Therefore, I think for this exact theory to hold any weight whatsoever we would have to assume Anne is in the dark.
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Post by mairi on Apr 7, 2007 15:03:24 GMT -5
Swartzy"s handwritten notes are quite interesting! Do we know who "HNS" and "Alec" are? Am wondering if Elizabeth may have been hospitalized during that early time right after the kidnap, when she seems to be missing. Maybe as a health precaution(?)
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Post by Michael on Apr 8, 2007 9:53:45 GMT -5
"HNS" is H. Norman Schwarzkopf, and I have rec'd at least one email telling me it makes no sense this is in his handwriting. I could be wrong but I am pretty sure I'm not .... the only explanation is that he was writing it down as it was being told to him. As for the "Alec" I have no idea who that is or if it is actually the right spelling ( ) I find these notes interesting because he kept them and they didn't have the word "crank" written across them.
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Post by rick3 on Apr 10, 2007 12:01:18 GMT -5
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Post by rick3 on Apr 11, 2007 17:09:00 GMT -5
rmc1971: if I recall correctly wasnt one of Behn''s conclusions that John Jacob Nosovitsky was in fact JJ Faulkner? Writer of the deposit slip for $3000 bucks. Didnt he also add that JEHoover seemed to confirm this as well? Page 425 Green suggests that JJ also copied the ransom notes as a Master Forger? Page 395: JJ Faulkner was one of JJ Nosovitskys aliases? This linkage is thru the Burns Detective Agency/ clearly Nosovitsky has all the makings of a Mastermind. There was also a connection between P. Condons Uncle Dinny and Nosovitsky? Maybe happened in the Tombs: [Placed into the Archives for ACondon] www.rense.com/general74/doyle.htm
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Post by Michael on Apr 11, 2007 20:37:32 GMT -5
Rick (or anyone) what is your personal "take" on Nosovitzky?
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Post by mairi on Apr 11, 2007 21:46:36 GMT -5
Hi~Thanx for the good run-down on Bormann's backdated report, Michael. I expect Rick can give a better analysis on Nosovitsky. I have to say though, he continues to be a "person of interest" for me. Behn says it's confirmed Noso was in Midwest at time of kidnapping. This doesn't rule him out for me as the possible mastermind. Being elsewhere was perhaps Noso being clever(?) I can see him as having a revenge motive. Did he hire someone to do the actual kidnapping(?) Did the kidnappers initiate the ransom idea that night(?) An idea he then latched onto and maybe decided to raise the amt(?) Different writers of the ransom notes(?) There he is as a forger. Cosmetics noted on early ransom money-he said to have been in cosmetics business (though this may be weak) His interest in Condon and being in the Bronx early after the kidnapping. (Acondon). Same article says he dropped out of sight around 1937-not that far removed from Hoffman's reinvestigation. He had connections to Canada. Was Canada a good out-of-country place to lay low(?) Acondon's article also has him in the fur business-a possible link to Fisch(?) I like Behn's listing of all/most of Noso's aliases. Don't know how he kept up with all of them! Am eager to know others' thoughts about Noso. Also any corrections on my post about him.
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Post by rick3 on Apr 12, 2007 11:06:18 GMT -5
Michael...I can concur with most of Mairi's suspicions. Nosovitsky should remain on our list of possible Masterminds: - He is a very clever and experienced criminal.
- A good candidate for the Kaiser Soze of the LKC.
- He has more aliases than Carter has Liver ..many w/ JJ
- Hes on a higher plan of criminality just like Gaston Means
- Didnt they both work for Burns Detective Agency?
- Nosovitsky has a grudge against Morrows and JP Morgan
- Nosovitsky is our #1 candidate for JJ Faulkner--thru the handwriting analysis of Jesse Pelletreau and McNally charges him with being JJ Faulkner in 1938.
groups.yahoo.com/group/LindyKidnap/message/2096
- Maybe Nosovitsky knows Duane Baker/Bacon or his wife?
- Nosovitsky can pass for Isador Fisch in the darK?
- Even Hoover suspects or confirms him as JJ Faulkner?
- Nosovitsky is like Gaston Means...they can smell money at a great distance and then engineer a con to get at it?
- Nosovitsky is an international spy, fake physician and Master forger and double British Scotland Yard agent.
- Give JJ the nursery note and he can create 13 more.
- JJ and Gaston Means might hook up to get two ransoms?
- Nosovitsky would make a credible CJ and fool Condon
- Nosovitsky might hire out the money laundering to Fisch?
- Nosovitsky is also a good candidate for "Doc" in Condons gang
- How did JJ know John Condon well enough to sue him?
Nosovitsky seems to have initiated three different legal suits in >1938: one in NJ against "detective" John J. McNally for comments >(charges made) against him, and two in NYS, against John F. Condon >and MacFadden Publications. From surviving documentation, at least on >the NY side, his cases were dismissed and costs assessed against him. (Lindykidnap #8937: PDoyle)
- Nosovitsky works as a prohibition agent under Gaston B. Means
- JJ Nosovitsky fooled Hearst News and JEHoover at the same time. Quite an accomplishment.
- Most LKC related books, including Gardner, overlook JJN completely!
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Post by mairi on Apr 12, 2007 14:47:47 GMT -5
Great coverage on Noso, Rick. I see you have him up to 1938. Good! Guess "I wish" is futile, but can't help but wonder how (or if) we can track him farther along in time. No records left of those lawsuits, I guess. Seems to me there ought to be someone left out there who knows what the lawsuit against Condon was about. The possible Noso/Baker link is very interesting, especially in light of Baker's sudden disappearance so soon after the ransom payoff. And the best I can read Baker's wife does a strange disappearing act, as well.
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Post by Michael on Apr 13, 2007 5:37:29 GMT -5
There was a lot of "fervor" once J.J. McNally, PI (Jersey City) filed charges against him. Noso was eventually convinced to come back East (from the West Coast) which he did. Whatever happened next seemed to convince all parties he wasn't involved.
The next thing you know he is filing lawsuits and then actually investigating the case for Mrs. McLean after she hires him to do so.
*Some other comments regarding your points Rick: No way would Noso ever pass for Fisch. Regarding the possibility of his "forging" those notes... He had that ability, but whose handwriting is he forging?
As we all know Pelletreau was originally used by Fawcett of the Defense. He was later, in essence, picked-up to assist in the re-investigation but fell into immediate disfavor with just about everyone after his article. It may have been another example of jealousy, however, he seems to be disconnected with the case after that basically doing his own thing and fading into the woodwork. I've often wondered to myself "where did he go?" At one point other people were looking for Pelletreau and went to the Governor as a last resort to try and find him. He did find him, there was communication, but nothing which I am used to seeing. Just a few lines to him and a quick note back.
Behn uses a lot of his stuff for his book so its important in my mind to try and understand everything about the situation.
By the way, Joe is a good resource for additional information about Noso. I know he has done/doing a lot of research on him.
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Post by Michael on Apr 14, 2007 15:08:18 GMT -5
An extensive investigation was conducted by the FBI and other agencies at that time in an effort to identify this person using the name of Faulkner. On February 28, 1938 the Los Angeles office advised by letter that xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx was in contact with a man using the name J. J. Faulkner, who was willing to sell a story to the newspapers to the effect that he had deposited some $2.000 of the Lindbergh ransom money in a bank but that he would also prove through documentary evidence the source from which he obtained this money. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for the Los Angeles Times, advised Special Agent in Charge Hanson that he had obtained information from his associates in New York which definitely indicated that Nosovitsky or Faulkner, who was supposed to be in Los Angeles at that time, was a fraud, and that a comparison of the handwriting of Nosovitsky with the handwriting of the J. J. Faulkner who had passed the ransom money indicated they were not identicle.... ( Thornton to Nichols 8-38) [/blockquote]
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Post by mairi on Apr 24, 2007 15:31:57 GMT -5
Scenario musings>Nosovitsky He was owed money by the Morrow/Morgan group......$50,000 He was bitter and seeking revenge The Constance Morrow kidnap threat...............................$50,000 (Not a very large amt for the wealthy, but matching what he was owed) A message(?) The Lindbergh baby kidnap. The Morrow's only grandchild.$50,000 (Not a very large amt for the Morrow/Lindberghs, but matching what he was owed) A message(?) Did he ever even mean to collect the money(?) Or did a dead Morrow grandchild exact his revenge(?) Did the conviction/execution/case closed of BRH rob him of his satisfaction for revenge(?) And the message(?) Did he write a "JJ Faulkner" letter to Gov Hoffman to "absolve" BRH, hoping to still salvage his message of revenge(?) And throw in the added revenge of making the Morrow/Lindberghs look bad for convicting the wrong person(?) Don't have a firm enough grip on the recent posts of JJ Faulkner/reporters/ lawsuit to speculate if it may have been a stab at more of the above.
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Post by Michael on Apr 25, 2007 5:42:51 GMT -5
I think studying this man's history leads one to the position that he could be involved...meaning he had what it took. But did he? Perhaps others got this same idea into their head and started to repeat it?
I certainly don't put any stock into the statement above which I posted where it says it didn't compare with Noso's handwriting. Well, if someone is a Forger - then its not supposed to.
The Constance Morrow Extortion was solved. It was some nut-case and I could post plenty on this if anyone is interested. What I gain from this is someone may have 'remembered' the $50,000 requested from this event and applied it to the figure in this case (for some reason).
I have a problem with this amount having been asked for the most famous child in the world.
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Post by mairi on Apr 25, 2007 11:29:46 GMT -5
Thanks Michael for your view on Noso and the clarification of the Constance Morrow event. Will work that into my thinking about the Nosovitsky angle.
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Post by rmc1971 on Apr 26, 2007 10:03:04 GMT -5
The $50K ransom is why I think if Noso was involved, it was extortion after the kidnapping, and not the execution of the kidnapping itself. I would imagine if Noso would have tried to pull this off from start to finish, he'd have to ask for a lot more than $50K in ransom money to get his $50K back. Although, I am still open to the theory that he did indeed get involved.
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Post by Michael on Apr 27, 2007 5:28:45 GMT -5
I think what's going on here is the fact people simply try to make sense of the $50,000 figure. Although some don't have a problem with it - I do. In fact, the papers put a price tag of $10,000 for the first photo of Charles Jr. For me, if a photo is worth $10,000 then the child himself has got to be worth $100,000. Val O'Farrell said the same thing. But when you start to search around this $50,000 figure seems to come up in and around the Morrow/Lindbergh Families which of course leads one to the irresistible conclusion that someone outside of an illegal German immigrant would have known this. Could it be the culprits knew Highfields cost $50,000 and that was their reasoning?
I doubt it. But it seems to me someone inside might think it was.
Could it all be just a coincidence among all the other like situations? Perhaps one, maybe two, but there are so many its hard not to search for the connection.
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Post by gary on May 18, 2007 10:01:50 GMT -5
The Eliz Morrow has always fascinated me because Behn's book was actually my first book read on the case. I also think Behn did great research as well as Gardner and Jones. To consider such event it creates more questions than answers but can explain some of the dilemmas we've struggled with for so long. Considering the apparent wipe down of prints in the nursery, the seemingly low ransom amount , and the steering of the investigation of Lindbergh, and actually the discovery and location of the child all can fit in a story of Elizabeth. Elizabeth's whereabouts are undetermined and actually somewhat disappears to some degree from the school and the like parallel to the kidnapping.
Maybe there were no death bed confessions anywhere but we do have Ellerson. The strongest obstacle in my mind to all of this is the faithfulness of Betty, olly, Elsie, Anne, and Breckinredge to maintain such a secret with all the pressures of the case on everyone is a little extreme to believe. Yet knowing Elizabeth's health and life at stake was the noble cause.
How do we explain then all the evidence pointing to Hauptmann? Unless between that Saturday and Monday arrangements were made to stage the kidnapping. Then hire or employ to extort themselves with Hauptmann involved- again hard to comprehend or believe.
Behn mentions Breckenredge might have been at the Astoria NYU dinner. Even if not I do have questions. If Breck. was at Hopewell on Saturday why wasn't there a "I'll see you Tuesday night," in their goodbye to remind Lindbergh this event was on. There is no record I see that proves Breck. called Hopewell Monday night yet we are told he did. Is there a definite record of this call?
Regardless if you believe Hauptmann and Fisch were the main figures of the crime no one can answer how in the world they pulled this off on their own. It almost out weighs all the other improbable theories. The lack of prints and the very little disturbance in the nursery says something. It says more than Hauptmann to me.
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