53. Mysterious Disappearance of Joseph Force Crater

In 1930, a New York supreme court judge walked away from a restaurant never to be seen again. This is a case filled with mysterious cash withdrawals, affairs, scandals, and changed testimonies. We will explore the theories of his disappearance and why everyone dubbed him the “missingest man in New York”.

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• https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-force-crater-becomes-the-missingest-man-in-new-york

• https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-force-crater

• https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Crater__Joseph

• https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/judge-john-force-crater-disappears-aug-6-1930-226690

• https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/unsolved-mystery-judge-joseph-force-crater-disappearance-article-1.788574

• https://meaww.com/the-unexplained-disappearance-supreme-court-judge-joseph-carter-90-years-ago-reported-new-york-world

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• http://www.panicd.com/encyclopedia/joseph-force-crater-disappearance.html

• https://observer.com/2014/09/a-mysterious-disappearance-and-suspicious-death-a-curious-story-surrounds-fdr/

• https://www.cityofsmoke.com/archives/300

• https://www.history.com/news/tammany-hall-corruption-downfall-fdr-seabury-investigation