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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EP119: The Murder of Missy Avila

EP119: The Murder of Missy Avila

On October 1, 1985, Michele “Missy” Avila went out one afternoon after school to go party with some friends at a nearby park. When she left her home, she told her mom she would be home by 6pm. Missy n...

17 Jan 20221h 7min

EP118: Ronnie O' Neal

EP118: Ronnie O' Neal

In 2018, Ronnie O'Neal mercilessly assaulted his family, in a prolonged and brutal attack using a gun, knife, ax, and fire. Three 911 phone calls captured the terror of what would later be described...

10 Jan 202245min

EP117: The Mystery of Molly and Colt

EP117: The Mystery of Molly and Colt

Molly Miller and Colt Haynes went out to a house party at Colts on the night of July 7, 2013. The night took a turn for the worst when Molly and Colt agreed to get into a car with a mutual acquaintanc...

3 Jan 202247min

EP116: Mommy Ruined Christmas

EP116: Mommy Ruined Christmas

In 2011, two young sisters from Anaheim, California woke up on Christmas morning excited to open the presents. In the living room by the tree, their mother, Za' Zelle Preston, sat propped on the couc...

27 Dec 202114min

EP115: Along Came A Girl

EP115: Along Came A Girl

23-year-old Michael Van Eck left his home on a Saturday night in 2011 to meet a woman he had been messaging on a dating app. His body was found the next morning in a graveyard missing its head, arm, ...

20 Dec 202155min

EP114: The Brutal Murder of Jennifer Cave

EP114: The Brutal Murder of Jennifer Cave

On Wednesday, August 17, 2005, Sharon Cave received a phone call from her daughter, Jennifer Cave’s, new employer. Jennifer had just started a job at a law firm in Austin, Texas, the day prior—a job s...

13 Dec 202146min

EP113: The Riley Fox Story

EP113: The Riley Fox Story

Riley Fox was only 3 years old when she was abducted from her home in the middle of the night while her father, Kevin, was sleeping in the next room. Her brutalized body was found approximately 12 ho...

6 Dec 202144min

EP112: The Escort Killer

EP112: The Escort Killer

When 21-year-old Misty McGugin failed to pick up her son as scheduled on February 2, 1998, her family knew something was very wrong. They reported her missing two days later when they found her abando...

29 Nov 202143min

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