Ancestry records. Notice Richard spelled with all capital letters and then on the 1930 census record he is listed as Richard. Bruno RICHARD Hauptmann
Birth: 26 Nov 1899 - Germany Marriage: 10 Oct 1925 - Brooklyn, Kings, NY (New York), USA Death: 3 Apr 1936 - Trenton, Mercer, NJ (New Jersey), USA Parents: Hermann Hauptmann, Pauline Unknown Spouse: Anna Schoeffler
So, we all sat together at the diner on Saturday afternoon trying to speak above loud noisy music and I turned to Robert Zorn and mentioned that there was one major flaw in his book, Cemetery John.... more
As someone who has great respect for both Ronelle and Zorn, both of whom I call friends, I offer the following observation. I have collected a large number of digital fascimile images of BRH's... more
Ronelle, this major inconsistency in Zorn's book does nothing to support a very flimsy thesis, and I believe it's just the tip of the iceberg. As Michael already pointed out, no one in America called ... more
Thanks for reminding us about these other issues in Zorn's book. Maybe his second book will address these issues (I assume that is why he must be writing it - to convince everyone that Richard was... more
You are correct Ronelle. His name was Bruno Richard Hauptmann but he never went by "Bruno." The press liked it so that's what they used after he was arrested. But prior to that no one called him... more
Did ANYONE in America ever call Richard Hauptmann BRUNO? "Mr. Reilly: Bruno Richard Hauptmann, take the stand" (official transcript) "Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the defendant, called as a witness in... more
Not only are you unwilling to reveal your identity all of these many years on this forum but you are not even capable of any honest debate. It was obvious what I meant in my post about BRUNO - he... more
For some reason notorious villains (whether convicted fairly or not) are commonly known by three names, if they have three. Ronelle is right that nobody ever called Hauptmann "Bruno" socially, but... more
"Anonymous is right in citing these examples." You're kidding? He has cited only "examples" of the AFTERMATH - when he became known as BRUNO by every living human on earth because the Cops and the... more
Ronelle, he was "Richard" to everyone in his social milieu, and he only wanted to be known as "Richard." But if my memory serves, he was "Bruno Richard Hauptmann" on his driver's license, which... more
Interesting about the three name thing, Bob. Not sure what to make of it. How's about John Wesley Hardin? But seriously: I've read Zorn's book and saw the TV special. The book was good if not... more
But, the idea that a 15 year old boy who understands no word of the German language "remembers" - by way of a provocative article in a magazine 3 decades later - a "secret plot" spoken supposedly for ... more
Yes, Ronelle, I too am dubious as to the value of shrinks, faith healers, therapists of all kinds but the physical; and I may as well throw the so-called political pundits who dominate the airwaves... more
"That there appears to be some evidence that John Condon may have had pedophile tendencies when he was a much younger man could have been dragged into the case as yet another reason for what... more
Alas, Ronelle, my post featured some unfortunate word usage, by which I didn't mean to imply that the elderly Condon had any designs whatsoever on toddler CAL, Jr. or that the police seriously... more
I would have to re-read Schoenfeld all over again and nowadays I don't think I could keep even one eyelid open doing that. Though there would certainly have to be some sort of "expertise" involved in ... more
He never went by "Bruno Richard Hauptmann" before his arrest, even on his driver's license. A couple of authors have written have claimed this was the name that came back to Finn from the department... more
Richard or Bruno? census record 1930 kristy,Wed May 10 11:09
http://deadline.com/2014/07/dustin-lance-black-to-adapt-lindbergh-for-paramount-tv-based-on-a-scott-bergs-pulitzer-prize-winning-book-805565/ The parts of the 2011 film, J. Edgar, that dealt with the ... more