Table of Contents
Dedication xi
Cast of Characters xiii
Introduction 1
Act One 5
1. KIDNAPPED! 7
2. A Secretive Loner in the Spotlight 13
3. The Orteig Prize 24
4. The Search for the Perfect Mate 30
5. Hooked 40
6. America’s Royal Couple 52
7. An Ominous Beginning 56
8. Back in the Air — Grounded by Tragedy 67
9. Getting Reacquainted with “Hi” and “Mum-Mum” 73
10. Little Charlie’s Last Days 80
Act Two 93
1. The Police Arrive 95
2. The First 48 Hours 108
3. Hunting Worldwide for the Curly-Haired Baby 116
4. Confusion Reigns 128
5. Mystery Trips 135
6. Conflicting Sworn Statements 140
7. Hunches Backfire and Leads Go Nowhere 148
8. Wild Goose Chases 154
9. A Nation in Mourning 167
10. At the Morgue 177
11. Ashes and Smoke 185
12. Bizarre Developments 197
Act Three 207
1. Stymied 209
2. An Elusive Suspect 212
3. The Most Hated Man in America 216
4. Framing an Ironclad Case 225
5. Slew Footing Dr. Mitchell 231
6. “Death House” Reilly 238
7. Show Time 246
8. Picking the Jury 251
9. Aiming for the Chair 255
10. More Damning Testimony 260
11. The Defense 270
12. Condemned Without Mercy 277
13. Raising Doubts 283
14. Old Smokey 291
Act Four 299
1. Kindred Spirits 301
2. “The High Priest of Biology” 309
3. A New Mission 316
4. A Break-through at the Lab 325
5. The Landmark Experiment 329
6. Hitler Embraces Carrel’s “Ideal” Solution 335
7. The Culture of Organs 340
8. The Highfields Center for the Science of Man 347
9. From Hero to Villain 353
10. Carrel’s Fall from Grace 358
11. Lindbergh Secretly Achieves his Goal 364
Act Five 369
1. Assembling the Puzzle Pieces 371
2. The Squibb Lab Report 379
3. Breckinridge, Fisch and Cemetery John 387
4. Reconstructing the Crime 390
5. Maggots and Chemicals Tell a Tale 404
6. What Lindbergh Valued Most in Life 410
7. Accidental Admissions? 414
8. Conclusion 423
Epilogue 427
Endnotes 432
Sources 495
Appendix A Affidavit of Dr. William Bass 502
Appendix B The Squibb Report 510
Appendix C Declaration of Dr. Peter Speth 530
Index to be included
Acknowledgments to be included
