Charles Lindbergh: Aviation Legend or Kidnapping Mastermind?

     When Charles Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped in 1932 it triggered a shock wave around the nation. But in recent years a new and controversial theory has come to light. The disturbing part is when you look at the evidence the theory has a lot of credibility. Charles Lindbergh may have orchestrated his son's own kidnapping to hide a dark family secret. The secret: his son had a mild deformity with his leg. Why would this bring such shame to Lindbergh?

 At the time, Lindbergh was one of the most prominent vocal proponents of the philosophy of eugenics: the belief that through selected breeding and sterilization of the mentally and physically disabled you could create a master race. 

One of the main pieces of evidence: How would the kidnapper have known that the Lindberghs would be out of town on that specific evening. They would have had to have inside knowledge. However, any household staff has been ruled out since it's been considered unlikely that any of them would risk their job. Also, Lindbergh Senior was reported to have come back to the house an hour before the kidnapping, supposedly to take a call from a business associate. This would have been the perfect time to direct and organize a kidnapping. However, the belief is that Lindbergh only wanted his son put in an institution, not killed. So it is believed that during the kidnapping or when they got further from the house, something went wrong. 

     The final piece of evidence, in my mind: In 1938, Lindbergh was invited by Hitler to speak about the need to institute eugenics world wide.