The Disappearance of Judge Crater | True Crime Sleep Stories
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On August 6, 1930, New York Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater disappeared after dinner at a West 45th Street chophouse in Manhattan. He had returned from Maine earlier that week, spent the morning with files in his chambers, cashed checks for more than $5,000, and arranged a theater ticket before meeting two companions. No confirmed sighting exists after he left the restaurant.
A later grand jury found the evidence insufficient to determine whether he had left of his own accord, suffered amnesia, or been the victim of a crime. His wife Stella later discovered a will, cash, and a short note in their apartment; the police closed the missing-person file in 1979 with no remains identified. This episode recounts the known sequence of events and leaves the rest open.
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