Errors in the Investigation of JonBenet Ramsey’s Death In the early morning hours of December 26, 1996 JonBenet Patricia Ramsey was murdered at her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado. At approximately 5:52am, her mother, Patsy, calls police declaring that her daughter had been kidnapped and that she had found a ransom note on the back staircase in the kitchen of the home. Police officers arrived at the home at 6:00am and conduct a search of the premises. JonBenet is not found at this time. The ransom note found by Patsy Ramsey is read and indicates that JonBenet’s father, John, and mother Patsy must pay $118,000 by 10 am the next morning to ensure JonBenet’s safe return.
Only a month before the baby is expected, they went to the hospital to have a checkup on the baby. Lawrence left to go to the local store and left Flossie home alone. Coming home after a half hour, Lawrence got home and found Flossie laying on the floor. He called Dr. David M. McCoy to the house. He delivered Lawrence Exeter Jr. on October 3, 1903, at 1:32 p.m. Christmas was only around the corner and they wanted Lawrence Jr. to have his first of many family moments.
Hauptmann and the child fell. The result was the Child’s death from a blow to the head. Lindbergh had given the ransom money to the villain not knowing his son was already dead. Hauptmann was caught with the ransom money, tried, and eventually executed for the
When the door trim on the child’s closet was pulled out, the former telephone number and address of John Condon were written in pencil (Petersen). Handwriting analysis found that Hauptmann’s penmanship was stylistically consistent with the ransom notes that were sent by the kidnapper or kidnappers. He drew additional suspicion for having a prior criminal record that included burglary (Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping). On October 10, 1934 a New Jersey grand jury indicts Hauptmann on murder and kidnapping charges (Busch). The trial was set for January 2, 1935 and it was expected to be the trial of the century (Petersen).
This research paper is based on the California’s Kidnapping Laws, Penal Code Section 207. “The law of kidnapping is difficult to define with precision because it varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Most state and federal kidnapping statutes define the term kidnapping vaguely, and courts fill in the details” (Law Dictionary). “In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation as a person against that person’s will, usually to hold he person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority” (Wikipedia). Which can be done “for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a child dispute” (Wikipedia).
The U.S. desperately needed cash to pay for tanks, guns and ammo, uniforms and food for soldiers, so war bonds were the answer. They were promoted to both adults and children. Each single bond would cost $18.75 to purchase, and in ten years could be sold back to the government for $25 (NWW2M). So, a war bond is nothing more than a loan issued from civilians to the government that yielded a 2.9% return. Children were also encouraged to buy 10-cent to 25-cent stamps that they could put into a stamp booklet and eventually raise the $18.75 needed for a full bond.
Mick knew that the deputies had invaded Casey’s privacy while gathering the probable cause to raid the ranch. It was the crack. His way was to probe that crack in trial, exploit it and use it for defense tactics. b) the second case - the case of Gloria Dayton. She was a high-priced prostitute.
In 1930, Charles, helped make a medical breakthrough by helping surgeons develop a new heart pump to make open heart surgery more possible. Charles also had many other inventions throughout the rest of his life. Tragedy struck his family in the late hours of March 1st, 1932. 20 month old Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was abducted from his crib while the rest of the family was asleep. A 10 week nationwide search was started for the baby with a reward for his safe return.
What happened to the Lindbergh baby? On March 1, 1932, Ollie Whateley, butler at the Charles Lindberg home in Hopewell, New Jersey, called the local police to report that the Lindbergh's infant son had been stolen. Within hours, local and state police, plus press and ordinary sensation seekers were all over the grounds. While local police saw a crude ladder, built in sections, lying near the window from which it appeared the baby had been taken, and two grooves where the ladder had rested, most other footprints and possible clues were obliterated in the rush to investigate the rain-soaked grounds. Lindbergh, hailed as the great American hero after his historic New York to Paris flight in 1927, took charge of the investigation
Wayne Brooks C155762 144. Joseph Goodheart was the owner and manager of Goodheart Home for the aged. He was also the payee of a promissory note for $1,000 given him by Nick Nephew to pay for three months' care Goodheart had given to Nephew's elderly aunt, Strange Molly. One day Strange Molly, who was not responsible for her actions, sneaked into Goodheart's empty office and ransacked his files. She found her nephew's promissory note and took a pen and deftly changed the amount to $1,000,000.