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Richard (Bruno) Hauptmann

By: Alexis Duda. Richard (Bruno) Hauptmann. Family Life. Hauptmann was born in 1899. He was born in Germany to a middle class family. Schooling. Hauptmann entered the military as a teenager to help fight the war. He had eight years of general education

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Richard (Bruno) Hauptmann

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  1. By: Alexis Duda Richard (Bruno) Hauptmann

  2. Family Life • Hauptmann was born in 1899. • He was born in Germany to a middle class family

  3. Schooling • Hauptmann entered the military as a teenager to help fight the war. • He had eight years of general education • Bruno also had two years of trade schooling in machinery and carpentry.

  4. Career • Post war Germany was not a good place to live in. • The unemployment was huge and finding a job was nearly impossible.

  5. Previous Crimes • The first crimes Hauptmann committed were burglary. • With the help of a friend, Hauptmann burglarized three homes. • They also stole from two women at gunpoint during the day. • He was tried and convicted for these crimes and sentenced to 5 years and one week in prison. • Hauptmann was paroled after four years. • Soon after being paroled he stole leather strips and was detained but escaped before his trial.

  6. Entering the United State • It took Hauptmann three tries to successfully enter the United States. • He married shortly after and created a good life for himself.

  7. Lindbergh Kidnapping • Bruno Hauptmann was charged with the kidnapping of the Lindbergh’s son, a twenty month old boy. • The evidence that pointed to Hauptmann was very convincing.

  8. Evidence • Nearly $15,000 of the Lindbergh’s ransom money was found in Hauptmann’s house. • Hauptmann was positively identified by a doctor who claims he was the man who ordered the ransom money and picked it up. • The ladder that was used for the kidnapping was made out of the wood in Hauptmann’s attic. • Also, Hauptmann’s handwriting matched that of the ransom notes.

  9. Sentencing • Despite the fact that Hauptmann remained to claim his innocence throughout the trial he was found to be guilty. • Hauptmann was sentenced to death.

  10. Theory of Deviance • The theory that best describes the deviant acts made by Bruno Hauptmann is the Anomie Theory. This theory is a very broad one but the category that Hauptmann best fits under is the Innovation category. Hauptmann began his deviant acts by committing burglaries. This can be explained through the fact that he did not have enough money to buy the necessary materials that he needed so he had to obtain them through other means. • The reason that this is under the Innovation category is because in this category it says that criminals will commit deviant acts when there are not means for them to obtain wealth or certain commodities legitimately. Throughout post-war Germany it was very difficult to get a job and earn enough money to buy the necessary goods, that is why Hauptmann turned to theft to obtain the goods that he felt he needed and/or deserved.

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