Attorney Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. talks about Greenlease kidnapping case

Attorney Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. talks about Greenlease kidnapping case

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The transcript discusses the Greenlees kidnap murder case, where Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. explains the prosecution under the Lindbergh Law. Bobby Greenlees was kidnapped and taken across state lines, leading to federal charges against Bonnie Brown Heddy and Carl Austin Hall. The FBI, under J. Edgar Hoover, obtained confessions from both, revealing Hall killed the boy in Kansas. They also admitted the grave was prepared before the kidnapping. Initially, Hall implicated Tom Marsh, but later both he and Heddy cleared Marsh of involvement, ending the FBI's search for him.

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