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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EP149: The Zip Tie Serial Killer

EP149: The Zip Tie Serial Killer

SHOUT OUT TO PATREON MEMBER EMILY R. FOR THIS CASE SUGGESTION!For nearly a decade, a serial killer was terrorizing the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area starting in 1994. Actually, at the time the serial ki...

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EP148: THE ROBISON FAMILY SLAUGHTER

EP148: THE ROBISON FAMILY SLAUGHTER

In June of 1969, the Robison family went to their cabin in Good Hart, Michigan, where they planned to spend their summer. Towards the end of July, a putrid smell overwhelmed the Blisswood cabin commu...

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EP147: Honor Killings

EP147: Honor Killings

On June 30, 2009, four people were found, drowned, in a car in the Kingston Mills Locks in Ontario, Canada. What first appeared to be a very tragic car accident, eventually was revealed to be one of t...

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EP146:  Canada's Killer in Command

EP146: Canada's Killer in Command

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EP145: The Farmville Horrorcore Murders

EP145: The Farmville Horrorcore Murders

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EP144: You're Next to Die

EP144: You're Next to Die

WATCH THE RECORDING OF THIS EPISODE ON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXn9LaWdlsM In March of 2010, 18-year-old Kimberly Proctor was lured to the home of her friend Kruse Wellwood and then ambushed ...

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EP143: The Playboy Serial Killer

EP143: The Playboy Serial Killer

In the mid-1990s Chicago was terrorized by a sadistic serial killer who seemed to strike at random. This serial killer, however, carefully stalked his victims and made sure he knew their routines befo...

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EP142: Voodoo, Black Magic and Murder

EP142: Voodoo, Black Magic and Murder

On September 19th, 2009, a cloud of unimaginable violence and darkness shrouded the city of Naples. It was a crime described as the worst of the worst - Mesac Damas had murdered his wife Guerline, an...

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