New York's Greatest Mystery: Judge Crater's Vanishing

New York City, New York. You have probably heard the phrase, to pull a crater, but do where it comes from? It basically means to disappear, and it originated from one of the most infamous disappearances in American history. explore the disappearance of Judge Crater, a case of how a man simply vanished from the face of the earth, leaving behind a mystery that has puzzled everyone for decades.

TIMELINE
1889: Joseph Forrest Crater was born on January 5, 1889, in Easton, Pennsylvania.
1930: In April of 1930, Franklin Roosevelt, who was the governor of New York at the time, appointed Crater as Justice of the New York Supreme Court for New York County.
2005: Another theory emerged in 2005, when Stella Ferrucci-Good, a New Yorker, died and left behind notes claiming her husband knew what happened to Crater.

WHY THIS MATTERS
The story of New York City is a reminder that the events that shaped America didn't always happen in the biggest cities. What unfolded here left marks on the community that are still visible today. The full story is more complicated, and more human, than the version most people know.

Episode 159 | Hometown History | Hosted by Shane Waters

Hometown History explores forgotten stories from small-town America. The overlooked events, hidden triumphs, and buried tragedies that shaped the country we live in. New episodes every Tuesday. Find every episode at mythsandmalice.com/hometown-history

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