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Joseph Corbett Jr.
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claimJoseph Corbett Jr. died by suicide at the age of 82.
claimThe FBI conducted one of the largest manhunts in its history to capture Joseph Corbett Jr. after he became a suspect in the Coors kidnapping.
claimJoseph Corbett Jr. was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1961 after a trial in Colorado.
claimJoseph Corbett Jr. was paroled in 1980 and maintained his innocence until his death in 2009.
measurementJoseph Corbett Jr. served 18 years in prison at Old Max before his release.
measurementThe FBI collected an evidence file five inches thick during the 263 days it took to apprehend Joseph Corbett Jr.
measurementJoseph Corbett Jr. was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in September 1960.
accountInvestigators found Joseph Corbett Jr.'s car in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which expanded the scope of the FBI's search.
claimAdolph Coors III, the heir to the Coors company and fortune, was kidnapped and murdered on February 9, 1960, by Joseph Corbett Jr.
accountJoseph Corbett Jr. was captured in Vancouver, Canada, in October 1960 after being recognized from an FBI poster.
claimThe investigation into the Coors kidnapping advanced significantly when a can of Coors beer and a typewriter used for the ransom note were traced back to Joseph Corbett Jr.
claimJoseph Corbett Jr. was identified as the suspect in the kidnapping of Adolph Coors III, having previously escaped from a California prison in 1959.