Joseph Force Crater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Force Crater

Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1889

Place of Birth: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1939

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Force Crater (January 5, 1889 – disappeared August 6, 1930, declared legally dead June 6, 1939) was a New York State Supreme Court Justice who vanished amid political scandal.
He was last seen leaving a restaurant on West 45th Street in Manhattan, and entered popular culture as one of the most mysterious missing persons cases of the twentieth century.
Despite massive publicity, the case was never solved and was officially closed 40 years after he disappeared.
His disappearance fueled public disquiet about New York City corruption and was a factor in the downfall of the Tammany Hall political machine.