Take a Video Safari with Weird NJ to Explore Jungle Habitat Then & Now Located in West Milford, NJ, Jungle Habitat was an African safari theme park operated by Warner Bros. in the mid-1970s. Legends of patrons being mauled by lions in their cars and of animals escaping into the wilds of West Milford abound, as do the stories animals being left behind to fend for themselves and pray upon one another after the park closed in 1976. The weirdest parts is that some of these tales were actually true. Come with us now on safari as we explore the Jungle Habit of yesteryear and today. Continue reading → weirdnj.com/stories/abandoned/jungle-habitat/
It was on this day in Weird NJ history, March 1, 1932, that Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh, was abducted from his crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs' home in East Amwell, NJ. On May 12, the child's corpse was discovered by a truck driver by the side of a nearby road.
A German immigrant carpenter named Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested for the crime. During the trial that followed, Flemington’s Union Hotel, located across Main Street from the County Courthouse, stood witness to the media event that was dubbed the “trial of the century.” The hotel’s 52 rooms became the base of operations for scores of world-renowned journalists, as well as a temporary home to the sequestered jurors.
Though he continued to profess his innocence, Hauptmann was found guilty, convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair at the New Jersey State Prison on April 3, 1936. Hauptmann's guilt or lack thereof continues to be debated to this day. The Union Hotel, which is currently undergoing renovation, has reportedly been haunted ever the time of the trial.
You can read the full story of the Lindbergh kidnapping and trial, including an interview with a man who claimed to be Charles Lindbergh Jr., in issue #10 of Weird NJ: store.weirdnj.com/products/weird-nj-issue-10?_pos=…
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Take a Video Safari with Weird NJ to Explore Jungle Habitat Then & Now
Located in West Milford, NJ, Jungle Habitat was an African safari theme park operated by Warner Bros. in the mid-1970s. Legends of patrons being mauled by lions in their cars and of animals escaping into the wilds of West Milford abound, as do the stories animals being left behind to fend for themselves and pray upon one another after the park closed in 1976. The weirdest parts is that some of these tales were actually true. Come with us now on safari as we explore the Jungle Habit of yesteryear and today. Continue reading → weirdnj.com/stories/abandoned/jungle-habitat/
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It was on this day in Weird NJ history, March 1, 1932, that Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh, was abducted from his crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs' home in East Amwell, NJ. On May 12, the child's corpse was discovered by a truck driver by the side of a nearby road.
A German immigrant carpenter named Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested for the crime. During the trial that followed, Flemington’s Union Hotel, located across Main Street from the County Courthouse, stood witness to the media event that was dubbed the “trial of the century.” The hotel’s 52 rooms became the base of operations for scores of world-renowned journalists, as well as a temporary home to the sequestered jurors.
Though he continued to profess his innocence, Hauptmann was found guilty, convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair at the New Jersey State Prison on April 3, 1936.
Hauptmann's guilt or lack thereof continues to be debated to this day. The Union Hotel, which is currently undergoing renovation, has reportedly been haunted ever the time of the trial.
You can read the full story of the Lindbergh kidnapping and trial, including an interview with a man who claimed to be Charles Lindbergh Jr., in issue #10 of Weird NJ: store.weirdnj.com/products/weird-nj-issue-10?_pos=…
You can read the full story of the Ghosts of the Union Hotel here: weirdnj.com/stories/ghosts-union-hotel/
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