Lindbergh Baby: The Jonbenet Ramsey Case

Lindbergh baby
WHat: Charles lindbergh 20 month old son was kidnapped on March 1, 1932 at about 9 pm. There was a ransom note asking for $50,000 on the nursery window sill. Another ransom note was sent out asking for $70,000 this time. They gave $50,000 to get their child back but the baby was accidentally found dead near their house. He had been dead for two months from a blow to the head.
How: They used the ransom note to compare certain words and letters to Hauptmanns handwriting. They wrote their letters the same way making him have a connection to the case.
Findings: They also found that Hauptmann had made some purchases relating to the case. They found $13,000 that were secreted in his garage.
IS it Effective: Yes i think it was effective because if they didn't look at the ransom note they wouldn't have had a lead. Comparing the letter and words written it helped make sure they had the right person. After they found a lead

Her parents were suspects but then were ruled out in a dna test.
How: A lengthy handwritten ransom note was found in the house. They suspected that the note was written by jonbenet's mother but they didn't have enough evidence.
Foundings: Next to the ransom note was jonbenet’s body. They found unusual male dna on the clothes.
Is it Effective: No I don't think the documents did any good. To this day they still don’t know who killed jonbenet. Maybe they would have been effective if they examined it but they didn’t. They just thought it was staged and they blamed her parents.

The Unabomber
WHat: The unabomber would deliver untraceable bombs to random locations. He killed 3 americans and injured 24 others. He would kill random people he didn't have a specific target.
How: The unabomber sent a 35,000 word essay explaining his motives and views on how ill modern society is. It helped catch the suspect because people were suggesting possible