224: The Kidnapping of Adolph Coors III & a Disappearance

Adolph Coors III was in an enviable position. His grandfather had founded the Coors Brewing company, and by 1960, Adolph Coors III was the company’s CEO. He had a wife and four children. He was one of Colorado’s most influential business people. But that also made him a target. So when Adolph’s car was discovered abandoned on Turkey Creek Bridge, just two miles from his home, the FBI quickly stepped in. Then Brandi tells us about the disappearance of Gail Katz. When Gail met Robert Bierenbaum, she thought she’d found the perfect guy. He was studying to become a doctor. He spoke multiple languages. He even flew planes. Their dates were incredibly romantic. But over time, Gail came to see that Robert was far from perfect. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “The case of Adolph Coors” by Mara Bovsun for The New York Daily News “On the run from one murder, he accidentally committed another – and joined the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list,” by Cheryl Eddy for Gizmodo “How an escaped convict terrorized the Coors beer dynasty,” by Seth Ferranti for Vice Forensic Files “Bitter Brew” “A look back at the Coors kidnapping case,” FBI.gov “Court upholds conviction of Joseph Corbett,” Associated Press “Corbett faces life in prison, accepts fate in cold silence,” Associated Press “Corbett attorneys complete defense,” by James D. Harpster for The Daily Sentinel “Jury starts study of Coors evidence,” Associated Press “Anatomy of a murder,” by Robert Sanchez for Denver’s Mile High Magazine In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Do No Harm” episode 20/20 “Ex-surgeon confesses he took wife's 'body out of the airplane over the ocean’” by Joseph Rhee, Keren Schiffman, Gerry Wagschal, and Lauren Effron, ABC News “Gail Katz” chillingcrimes.com “Gail Katz Bierenbaum Murder: Her Cause of Death” by Alyssa Choiniere, heavy.com “Ex-Plastic Surgeon Finally Admits To Murdering Wife At 20-Year Parole Hearing: Report” by Megan Carpentier, oxygen.com “People v. Bierenbaum” casetext.com YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 35+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!