Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Question: The heir to what Colorado brewery empire was killed in a failed kidnapping and ransom plot?

Answer: Adolph Coors III, grandson of beer magnate Adolph Coors and heir to the Coors Brewing Company empire, was killed by escaped convict Joseph Corbett Jr. near Morrison in 1960. Corbett was caught in 1961 and sentenced to life in prison.