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Excerpts from the Trial Transcript: The Trial of Bruno Hauptmann

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Transcript editing by William Coggins, UMKC law student

LINK: Video Clip of Prosecutor David Wilentz Cross-examining Bruno Hauptmann (11 seconds)

Prosecution Witnesses
Anne Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Betty Gow (maid)
Joseph Wolfe (investigator)
Frank Kelly (investigator)
Amandus Hochmuth (eyewitness)
John Condon (eyewitness)
Norman Schwarzkopf (chief investigator)
John Tyrell (handwriting expert)
Dr. Charles Mitchell (autopsy physician)
Arthur Koehler (wood expert)

Defense Witnesses
Bruno Hauptmann (defendant)
John Trendley (handwriting expert)
Peter Somner (eyewitness)
Sam Streppone (eyewitness)

Summations
Edward Reilly (defense)
David Wilentz (prosecution)

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Other Resources

  • The Trial of Richard "Bruno" Hauptmann: An Account
  • The Bruno Hauptmann Trial: Chronology
  • The Hauptmann Trial: Images
  • Biographies of Key Players in the Trial of Bruno Hauptmann
  • Ransom Notes, Responses And Other Communications
  • The Case Against Bruno Hauptmann: Key Prosecution Evidence
  • The Lindbergh Kidapping Story Breaks: New York Times Reports
  • The State of New Jersey v. Bruno Richard Hauptmann
  • Hauptmann's Last Letter & Statement
  • Did Hauptmann Act Alone?
  • The Trial of Bruno Hauptmann: Links & Bibliography
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