664 // The Missingest Man - Judge Joseph Force Crater

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearance of the missingest man in America - Judge Joseph Force Crater from Manhattan, New York on August 6th, 1930. This episode was researched by Kathleen Studer. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Force_Crater. https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-force-crater. www.ancestry.com. www.newspapers.com. https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/judge-john-force-crater-disappears-aug-6-1930-226690. https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/call-your-office/. https://www.nytimes.com/1960/08/07/archives/case-no-13595-its-thirty-years-later-theres-plenty-of-data-but.html. https://thepublici.blogspot.com/2017/11/calling-judge-crater-chapter-four.html. Finding Judge Crater: A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age New York : https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Judge-Crater-Phenomenal-Disappearance/dp/081561134X. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Mint Mobile: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/missing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠http://williamsflutes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Missing: IG: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠. Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447⁠⁠⁠. Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod.⁠⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340⁠⁠⁠. Check out our entire network at⁠⁠⁠ http://crawlspace-media.com/⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearance of the missingest man in America - Judge Joseph Force Crater from Manhattan, New York on August 6th, 1930. This episode was researched by...

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