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Post by Sue on Jul 2, 2021 23:15:59 GMT -5
From The Sunday Gentleman by Irving Wallace (1966):
"[Locard] even had his finger in the prosecution of the Lindbergh kidnaping case in the thirties, a case that he regards as the most fascinating criminal investigation in American history. 'It will become a classic, a legend,' he says. 'There's so much to it. I examined the evidence and delivered an expertization on the wooden ladder to Colonel Lindbergh. I also checked and corroborated the findings of the American experts. Of course, they were right. Bruno Hauptmann was unquestionably guilty.'"
Pages 309-310
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Post by Guest on Jul 4, 2021 20:51:25 GMT -5
From The Sunday Gentleman by Irving Wallace (1966):
"[Locard] even had his finger in the prosecution of the Lindbergh kidnaping case in the thirties, a case that he regards as the most fascinating criminal investigation in American history. 'It will become a classic, a legend,' he says. 'There's so much to it. I examined the evidence and delivered an expertization on the wooden ladder to Colonel Lindbergh. I also checked and corroborated the findings of the American experts. Of course, they were right. Bruno Hauptmann was unquestionably guilty.'"
Pages 309-310 I wonder how this Locard checked and corroborated the findings of the American experts. What specifically did he do?
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Post by Sue on Jul 5, 2021 12:34:47 GMT -5
"this Locard" was a professor at the University of Lyons.
The Sunday Gentleman, by Irving Wallace, is a pdf file online if you want to read the chapter on Dr. Edmond Locard.
France was the place to go to in the 1930s to consult experts on police work and detection.
Locard, referred to in the newspaper articles of May 13, 1932 as Dr. Jean Locard, made comments after the discovery of the baby's body.
I'd ALSO like to read about his findings in the Lindbergh case, but like Ringo Starr famously sang,"It Don't Come Easy."
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Post by Guest on Jul 6, 2021 18:59:05 GMT -5
"this Locard" was a professor at the University of Lyons. The Sunday Gentleman, by Irving Wallace, is a pdf file online if you want to read the chapter on Dr. Edmond Locard. France was the place to go to in the 1930s to consult experts on police work and detection. Locard, referred to in the newspaper articles of May 13, 1932 as Dr. Jean Locard, made comments after the discovery of the baby's body. I'd ALSO like to read about his findings in the Lindbergh case, but like Ringo Starr famously sang,"It Don't Come Easy." So true, and thank you for the pdf reference, Sue. I did not mean to be disrespectful of Dr. Locard's criminal investigative expertise, but how can you corroborate others' findings if you haven't done your own investigation of a case? It was Wallace's statement that lacked substance.
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Post by Sue on Jul 9, 2021 19:24:22 GMT -5
The writer Irving Wallace and Dr. Edmond Locard wrote letters to each other. Dr. Locard knew Arthur Conan Doyle.
See Peter Costello's books about Sherlock Holmes.
There might be something more out there about Locard's Lindbergh case examination/findings.
These people knew each other.
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