It is the lengthiest unsolved missing persons case in the history of New York City.  Missing Persons File No. 13595 pertains to a prominent judge who disappeared without a trace on August 6th, 1930.  Despite 16,000 leads and the discovery of a shady private life, the whereabouts of Judge Joseph Force Crater was never found.  He simply became known as the “Missingest Man in New York”.

Born in Easton, Pennsylvania on January 5, 1889, Joseph Force Crater had an impressive educational record.  He graduated…