THEY KIDNAPPED A DEAD MAN
from DEVIOUS Hosted by Handy and Maal
He was one of the richest men in America. After Alexander Turney Stewart died, his body was placed inside a heavily secured vault. Years later, his family discovered something unbelievable: the body was gone. Then came the ransom demand. Whoever had taken Stewart's remains reportedly wanted $200,000 for the body. Police investigated the bizarre crime, but the case became tangled in conflicting stories, strange claims, and a complete lack of conclusive evidence. Even the supposed recovery of Stewart's remains left questions behind. This is the bizarre story of Alexander Turney Stewart, the stolen body, and one of America's strangest unresolved mysteries.
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