Joseph Corbett Jr.
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Joseph Corbett Jr. (October 25, 1928 – August 24, 2009)[1] was an American fugitive, murderer, and prison escapee who, in 1960, was placed on the FBI's 10 most wanted list after kidnapping and murdering Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors beer fortune.[2]
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Joseph Corbett Jr. | |
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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
Alias | Walter Osborne |
Description | |
Born | (1928-10-25)October 25, 1928 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Died | August 24, 2009(2009-08-24) (aged 80) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Status | |
Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Status | Paroled (1980) |
Added | March 30, 1960 |
Caught | October 29, 1960 |
Number | 127 |
Captured | |
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A native of Seattle and a Fulbright scholar,[3] Corbett was arrested in Canada after spending seven months on the run. He was convicted of murdering Coors and sentenced to life imprisonment.[4] Eventually released on parole, Corbett died by suicide in 2009.[5]