EP286: The Cost of an Heir

EP286: The Cost of an Heir

On a quiet February morning in 1960, one of America’s most powerful brewing dynasties collided with every parent’s worst nightmare. Adolph Coors III—heir to a beer empire, devoted father, and fixture of Colorado’s elite—vanished on his way to work, leaving behind an abandoned car, a single shoe, and a trail of unanswered questions. What followed was a tense, high-stakes drama that gripped the nation: cryptic demands, frantic negotiations, and a family forced to make impossible decisions under the glare of public attention. This is the story of a disappearance that exposed the vulnerabilities of immense wealth—and set off a chain of events no one could control.

SOURCES:
1) A Look Back on the Coors Kidnapping
2) Coors Kidnapping Ransom Note
3) On This Day in History: Coors brewery heir kidnapped
4) Adolph Coors III
5) Joseph Corbett v. The People of the State of Colorado 6) Archivegrid: Adolph Coors III investigation collection

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EP171: CHRIS WATTS' CONFESSION

EP171: CHRIS WATTS' CONFESSION

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EP170: KILLER CHRIS WATTS (Part 1)

EP170: KILLER CHRIS WATTS (Part 1)

This story really needs no introduction. Chris Watts is an evil son-of-a-bitch that brutally killed his wife, Shanann who was pregnant at the time, and two little girls, Bella and CeCe, so he could be...

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EP169: Baby Lollipops

EP169: Baby Lollipops

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EP168: THE CRAIGSLIST KILLER

EP168: THE CRAIGSLIST KILLER

No one would have suspected that Philip Markoff, a med student engaged to a beautiful woman, had a secret life. There was a dark side hiding underneath this All-American man, that included BDSM and mu...

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EP167: 17 Dead in 17 Days

EP167: 17 Dead in 17 Days

In 1973, Willie Steelman and Doug Gretzler met by chance. This meeting would end up being deadly for 17 people in Arizona and California that same year. During a 17-day span, Willie and Doug would kil...

9 Jan 202341min

EP166: SATAN IS MY BEST FRIEND

EP166: SATAN IS MY BEST FRIEND

17-year-old Nathan Brooks slaughtered his mother and father on September 30, 1995. His killing has to be one of the most gruesome and heinous crimes committed by a teen in the United States.Episode wr...

2 Jan 202333min

EP165: Deadly Neighbor

EP165: Deadly Neighbor

THANK YOU TO JOYCE D. WHO SUGGESTED THIS EPISODE!Ann Hoover bought her first home in 1995 in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania neighborhood of South Oakland. This neighborhood was somewhere that needed a lo...

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EP164: THE ROUTE 40 KILLER

EP164: THE ROUTE 40 KILLER

Steven Pennell is the only known serial killer from Delaware. He is about as cliche as serial killers come. He drove a creeper van filled with tools from his trade and got pleasure from torturing se...

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