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The archive holds all 15, including
the last, which, when handed over
in a Bronx cemetery in exchange
for a $50,000 ransom, gave a false
location for the baby.
THE NURSERY NOTE
A clue is left on a windowsill.
"The first thing you notice is the symbol at the bottom, which the kidnapper called
'the signature and three holes,' a double form of authentication. It's on 11 of the
15 ransom notes
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and immediately catches your eye. The many misspellings reflect
a German accent. It's an odd ransom note, addressed like a business letter —'Dear
Sir!' — with the exclamation point in the salutation being another Germanic custom."
Examine 8 pieces of evidence FROM THE MORE THAN QUARTER MILLION IN THE New Jersey State Police's
