The Lindbergh Kidnapping
The Theft of the Eaglet
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The remains of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.
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Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.
Now, men and women, as I told you before, there are some cases in which a recommendation of mercy might do, but not this one, not this one. Either this man is the filthiest and vilest snake that ever crawled through the grass, or he is entitled to an acquittal. If you bring in a recommendation of mercy, a wishy- washy decision, yes, it is your province, I will not say a word about it. I will not say another word. But it seems to me that you have the courage. If you are convinced, as all of us are —you must find him guilty of murder in the first degree.
—David T. Wilentz, Attorney General of New Jersey, in his summation to the jury, February 13, 1935.
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