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| | Bruno Hauptmann - Definition, explanation |
 | | Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter and criminal, sentenced to death and executed for the Lindbergh kidnapping, the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, the 20-month old son of famous pilot Charles Lindbergh. |
 | | Hauptmann, who maintained his innocence, was arrested, tried and convicted of the crime, and sentenced to death. |
 | | Despite Governor Hoffman's doubt regarding Hauptmann's guilt, Hoffman was unable to convince the other members of the Court of Errors to re-examine the case, and on April 3, 1936, Hauptmann was executed in the electric chair. |
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