Bruno Hauptmann put to death for killing Lindbergh baby 80 years ago this hour (Apr 3 1936)


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(Friday, April 3, 1936, 8:47:30 p.m. EST) — Silent to the end except for renewed declarations of his innocence, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, 36, was electrocuted by the State of New Jersey tonight for the kidnap-murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.