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This Week in History: Lindbergh baby kidnapping makes headlines in Vancouver

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped on March 2, 1932 , taken from his crib on the second floor of the family home in Englewood , N.J. The ransom demand was US$ 50,000 , or about $1.5 million in 2025 dollars.

Al Capone even “made a fervent plea to be released from jail so that he could use his influence to get the baby back”.

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