When Frank Sinatra, Jr. checked into his motel room in Lake Tahoe, he never could have predicted the circumstances in which he'd be checking out. What ensued was a comedy of errors involving a snowstorm, a musical legend, and a hapless kidnapper with a heart of gold.
Episode Sources:
“The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra” hosted by John Stamos
“The True Story of the 1963 Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr.” by Lauren Kranc, Esquire, Jul 27, 2021
“Frank Sinatra, Jr., Kidnapping” FBI
“Kidnapping As Plan B” Hosted by Ira Glass, This American Life
“Frank Sinatra Jr: 'I was living in his shadow’” by Nick Duerden, The Guardian, Aug 31, 2012
“Frank Sinatra Jr. abducted from Tahoe motel” Reno Gazette Journal, Dec 9, 1963
“A Kidnapper's Story: Can Crime Pay?” By Rene Sanchez, The Washington Post, Dec 21, 1999
“There’s Nothing to Be Sorry For” TIME, Dec 20, 1963
“Regrets, Sinatra Jr. kidnapper has had a few” by Michael Corcoran, Feb 2001
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