Biography
Leon Hoage was hired by New Jersey Governor Harold Hoffman to help investigate the 1932 kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. His examination of evidence and testimonies led him to claim that the Lindbergh kidnapping was an "inside job" and that Bruno Richard Hauptmann was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted and executed.
From the guide to the Leon Hoage collection of material about the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, 1932-1950, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.)