The Free Press Investigates

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In our new season, Veteran reporter Joe Nocera investigates a 94-year-old crime that deserves a second look: the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. ---- The Free Press Investigates brings you gripping, deeply reported stories you can't find anywhere else—and the investigations others won’t dare to cover. You can also listen to our first series, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.

Episode 1

A New Series From The Free Press | The Lindbergh Conspiracies (EP01)

Joe Nocera has launched a six part series about the Lindbergh kidnapping. EP01 | The Broken Window One night in March 1932, the infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh is taken from his nursery. A warped window, a ladder, and a ransom note mark the beginning of a case that will grip the world and launch a hundred conspiracy theories. Ninety-four years later, we return to the scene of the crime to ask: What really happened that night? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43 min
Episode 2

A New Series From The Free Press | The Lindbergh Conspiracies (EP02)

Charles Lindbergh is not just the father of a kidnapped child—he is the most celebrated man on Earth, and increasingly the one shaping how the investigation unfolds. But behind the heroic image is a more complicated figure: both controlling and naive, and willing to overrule the police entrusted with finding his son. Does Lindbergh’s strange behavior hold any clues to the mystery? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Mar 25

Meg Reynolds1983

I think you need to place more emphasis on how her boyfriend who is statically likely to be the suspect, admitted to killing her without being prompted. He contacted police first, not the other way around. He has no alibi witness and no proof his alibi is correct. He said that he killed her because he was mad she broke up with him… and then said oh I was high when I said that so I didn’t mean it. This is clearly a crime of passion and he is the only person in her life with motive. He also knew how her security system worked… took ambian and may have combined it with weed and other pills. Plus two times during trial he was most bothered by… the other guys she was seeing, he didn’t know she was seeing other guys and sounded shocked and jealous and said he killed her because he was mad she broke up with him. Maybe look into that guy whose security system stopped working the night she was killed and had a bon fire and was a runner and cameras caught a runner on camera..
Too biased for my taste

May 1

Momsquared9378

I think this was very biased. I think the reporter is clear that she thinks a man got away with murder. All I hear is the lack of evidence and the racism in a judge and a police department. The ex boyfriend is just given a pass by this podcast and police officers. Even after he confessed. Yet a man without a motive, without DNA, without blood soaked clothes is guilty? I listened to the whole series hoping we’d hear fair reporting. What a shame
Great show

11/20/2025

Enchilada008

Thank you
Mediocre Podcast

Jan 6

Sonidoceloso

Whether it's the intent or not, the podcast comes off as quite biased.

In our new season, Veteran reporter Joe Nocera investigates a 94-year-old crime that deserves a second look: the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. ---- The Free Press Investigates brings you gripping, deeply reported stories you can't find anywhere else—and the investigations others won’t dare to cover. You can also listen to our first series, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.