On March 1, 1932, a crime took place that stunned the nation and made the Lindberghs and their ensuing tragedy front-page news for months to come. For the Bureau, the case was a significant one. It demonstrated our growing scientific approach to solving crimes and was one of the earliest success stories of our new crime lab. And in response to the tragedy, Congress put the Bureau in the business of solving kidnappings, which we’ve been doing ever since. What is the best conclusion to draw from this passage? Most people were stunned and shocked by the kidnapping. Solving the crime changed the Bureau forever. Newspaper reporters were assigned to the story. It took quite a bit of time to solve the kidnapping.