Outlines the kidnapping of the twenty-month-old son of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh on March 1, 1932 and the subsequent investigation and arrest, conviction, and execution of Bruno Hauptmann, as well as the controversy surrounding the case.

Contains tips on how to avoid being kidnapped as well as suggested behaviors in the event one is kidnapped and links to global kidnapping statistics.