Serial Killers

The Missing Candy Heiress and the Chicago Horse Mafia 2026-06-29 03:00:00

In 1977, candy heiress Helen Brach – one of the richest women in America – vanishes. Detectives consider the many people who might have wanted to get their hands on her money. Ultimately, the primary suspect that emerges is… the Chicago horse mafia.

Sources for this episode include:

Hot Blood: The True Story of an Heiress, a Gigolo, and a Shocking Murder by Ken Englade
“The Puzzle That’s Missing One Piece” (WashPo)
“Candy Heiress’s Murder Probe Exposes Brutality in Horse World” (LA Times)

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