# EP286: The Cost of an Heir

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Podcast: [Crimes and Consequences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crimes-and-consequences-91860)
Published: 2026-01-22T15:45:09+00:00
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## Resource

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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