Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. A PREFATORY NOTE vii
4. PROLOGUE 1
5. Chapter 1. THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY 15
6. Chapter 2. A STORY THAT PENETRATED THE THICKEST SKIN 30
7. Chapter 3. A MEDIUM OF AUDIBLE JOURNALISM 50
8. Chapter 4. NOBODY EVER WALKED OUT ON A NEWSREEL 67
9. Chapter 5. GET THE LINDBERGH KILLERS! 80
10. Chapter 6. HOLLYWOOD AND THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING 105
11. Chapter 7. THE GREATEST MURDER TRIAL THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN 122
12. Chapter 8. INTO THE ETHER 147
13. Chapter 9. THE EYE AND EAR OF MILLIONS 170
14. Chapter 10. THE VERDICT 185
15. Chapter 11. DEATH WATCH 202
16. EPILOGUE. The Legacies of the Crime of the Century 219
17. THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 243
18. NOTES 245
19. INDEX 267