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Orja G. Corns Jr., an executive from Winnetka, mysteriously vanished in July 1948.
Orja G. Corns Jr., an executive from Winnetka, mysteriously vanished in July 1948.
A Chicago Herald-American newspaper reward poster for information on Orja G. Corns Jr., who had been missing since July 1948.
A Chicago Herald-American newspaper reward poster for information on Orja G. Corns Jr., who had been missing since July 1948.
Betsy Corns in Winnetka on July 16, 1948, after her husband Orja Corns Jr. went missing on July 3, 1948, and was never found.
Betsy Corns in Winnetka on July 16, 1948, after her husband Orja Corns Jr. went missing on July 3, 1948, and was never found.
Orja G. Corns Jr., who went missing in July 1948, lived at 421 Linden Ave. in Winnetka, shown here circa 1949. Corns left his house with the windows open and the lights on before heading out for the night on July 2, 1948.
Orja G. Corns Jr., who went missing in July 1948, lived at 421 Linden Ave. in Winnetka, shown here circa 1949. Corns left his house with the windows open and the lights on before heading out for the night on July 2, 1948.
Betsy Corns received two demands for money during the first year her husband Orja went missing, one of them was a ransom note, shown here in 1949.
Betsy Corns received two demands for money during the first year her husband Orja went missing, one of them was a ransom note, shown here in 1949.
The envelope of a letter received by Betsy Corns on Jan. 17, 1949, which contained directions for paying ransom money to obtain the release of her missing husband unharmed.
The envelope of a letter received by Betsy Corns on Jan. 17, 1949, which contained directions for paying ransom money to obtain the release of her missing husband unharmed.
Orja G. Corns Jr. before he went missing in 1948.
Orja G. Corns Jr. before he went missing in 1948.
Orja G. Corns Jr., an executive from Winnetka, mysteriously vanished in the early morning hours of July 3, 1948. Corns had been drinking at a Clark Street bar called the Parody Club.
Orja G. Corns Jr., an executive from Winnetka, mysteriously vanished in the early morning hours of July 3, 1948. Corns had been drinking at a Clark Street bar called the Parody Club.
One of two checks written by Orja G. Corns Jr. and cashed at the Parody Club on July 3, 1948. This check is entirely in Corn's handwriting, except for the date, which was written in later by a currency exchange operator. The second check was cashed on the same night, with only the signature in Corns' writing.
One of two checks written by Orja G. Corns Jr. and cashed at the Parody Club on July 3, 1948. This check is entirely in Corn’s handwriting, except for the date, which was written in later by a currency exchange operator. The second check was cashed on the same night, with only the signature in Corns’ writing.
Betsy Corns received two demands for money during the first year her husband Orja went missing, one of them was a ransom note written on the back of two policy tickets, shown here in 1949.
Betsy Corns received two demands for money during the first year her husband Orja went missing, one of them was a ransom note written on the back of two policy tickets, shown here in 1949.