Episode 156: Murder Of The Coors Beer Heir (Case of Adolf Coors)
He knew this was going to happen sooner or later. The FBI had already stopped by twice to let him know that he was on a criminal’s “kidnap wish list.”
He just didn’t know - that the one being kidnapped wouldn’t be him. It would be his very own son. The heir to the Coors Beer Dynasty.
He felt confident he could deal with this. It’s like a business transaction. He just had to make sure his son had no secrets.
Who knew beer had so many secrets?
Book Rec: “The Death of an Heir” - by Phillip Jett (amazing read I couldn’t get enough!)
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “The Death Of An Heir” - Phillip Jett
(Seriously the best deep dive you will ever get on this case)
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/-a-look-back-at-the-coors-kidnapping-case
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coors-brewery-heir-is-kidnapped
https://longreads.com/2017/09/26/the-death-of-an-heir-adolph-coors-iii-and-the-murder-that-rocked-an-american-brewing-dynasty/
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/today-in-history-throwback-thursday-september-15/6/
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/08/25/coors-killer-corbett-takes-his-own-life/
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/crime-history-coors-brewery-heir-killed-in-botched-kidnap-attempt
https://gizmodo.com/on-the-run-from-one-murder-he-accidently-committed-ano-1730576372
https://www.vice.com/en/article/zm3nby/the-botched-kidnapping-and-murder-of-an-american-beer-baron
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/08/25/1996-interview-with-joe-corbett/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Coors_III
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-prohibitionspeakeasy/
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/roaring-twenties-history
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/773192
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Quill_and_Dagger_members
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-prohibition-1779250
https://time.com/5469508/prohibition-repeal-anniversary-history/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/prohibition-history-facts-what-when-start-why-passed-america-ban-alcohol/
https://www.studentsofhistory.com/the-prohibition-era
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition
https://www.forbes.com/profile/coors/?sh=5661b82029bd
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2015/11/04/inside-the-coors-familys-secretive-ceramics-business-worth-billions/?sh=7081d39671d7
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1814-beer-flood-killed-eight-people-180964256/
https://www.history.com/news/london-beer-flood
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/
DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wanted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.