Joseph Crater was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, the eldest of four children of the former Leila Virginia Montague and … See more

Crater opened an office at the Equitable Building in Manhattan, joined Tammany Hall district leader Martin J. Healy's Cayuga Democratic Club, and spent time organizing election workers and representing the club in election l… See more

Crater and his wife were vacationing at their summer cabin in Belgrade, Maine in the summer of 1930, shortly after the anti-corruption inquiry began. In late July, Crater received a telephone call. He told his wife nothing ab… See more

The phrase "to pull a Judge Crater", or simply "to pull a Crater", means to disappear. It is no longer widely used. For many years following Crater's disappearance, "Judge Crater, call your office" was … See more

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• Crater, Stella (Wheeler); Oscar Fraley (1961). The Empty Robe. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. p. 210. LCCN 61-8880.
• Tofel, Richard J. (2004). Vanishing Point: The Disappearance of Judge Crater and the New Yo… See more

• Judge Crater Disappearance Possibly Solved August 19, 2005; Fox News via Wayback Machine
• Judge Crater, is that you?; August 19, 2005; MSNBC (includes video)… See more