He covered the trial of the man convicted of murdering the Lindbergh baby.

BAY HEAD, N.J. (AP) – Adrian Lopez, who published niche magazines on many subjects for 60 years, died on Jan. 27 at Medical Center of Ocean County’s Brick Township campus. He was 97.

The cause was complications from dialysis treatments, his son Barry said.

Lopez’s magazines included Sir, True, Laff, Real Crime, Surfing, Stock Car Racing magazine and Lady’s Circle.

He was born in Southampton, England, in 1906. Two years later, the family moved to Montclair.

After college, Lopez went to work for the Otis Elevator Company. But when the construction of buildings requiring elevators dwindled in the Great Depression, he turned to his favorite college pastime, writing, to support himself.

He found he could make $50 by spending a couple of hours writing articles for pulp magazines like Black Mask, Argosy and Dime Detective. He also worked as a freelance reporter for The New York American and other newspapers.

Lopez covered the trial of Bruno Hauptmann, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering the baby of Charles A. Lindbergh.

In addition to his son Barry, who lives in Finn Rock, Ore., Lopez is survived by his wife, Marcie Shrewsbury Lopez; and another son, Dennis of Rockport, Maine.

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