David Mamet’s Theory of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
He’d been listening to our podcast about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, and he had thoughts.
- ▪He’d been listening to our podcast about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, and he had thoughts.
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| Original publisher | The Free Press |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thefp.com/p/david-mamets-theory-of-the-lindbergh-kidnapping |
| Publication time | Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:01:15 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-06-12T09:09:28.961Z |
| Last seen | 2026-06-12T09:09:37.365Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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The Lindbergh ConspiraciesDavid Mamet’s Theory of the Lindbergh Kidnapping0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -24:16-24:16Paid episodeThe full episode is only available to paid subscribers of The Free PressSubscribe to listenView all episodesDavid Mamet’s Theory of the Lindbergh KidnappingJune 12, 2026Joe Nocera24MAfter hearing about our podcast, the acclaimed playwright sent Joe Nocera a letter outlining his own theory of the crime—one that puts Charles Lindbergh at the center of the mystery.LISTEN IN APPTranscriptGet NotifiedA few weeks ago, I received a typewritten letter from David Mamet—the acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and longtime TGIF cartoonist for The Free Press. He’d been listening to our podcast about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, and he had thoughts.
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