In 1977, wealthy widow Helen Brach, heiress to the Brach candy fortune, disappeared without a trace after a doctor’s appointment in Chicago. The investigation into who killed Helen Brach would lead police to her con man/boyfriend, her shady houseman and into the underground world of horse-killing hitmen who murder thoroughbreds for money.
Source Material
- Helen Brach case: Richard Bailey, sentenced in 1977 disappearance of Chicago candy heiress released from prison
- Hot Blood: The True Story of an Heiress, a Gigolo, and a Shocking Murder by Ken Englade
- Con Man Tied To Killing Gets 30 Years in Jail
- Man Charged in Disappearance of Heiress
- TRUE CRIME: The Mysterious Disappearnce of Helen Brach
- Ruby ring may hold clue to 1977 disappearance of heiress
- Charley Project – Helen Marie Voorhees Brach
- The Horse Lady Vanishes
- UNITED STATES v. BAILEY
- Candy Heiress’s Murder Probe Exposes Brutality in Horse World : Chicago: Helen Brach’s disappearance triggered investigation that led to triple murder, animal cruelty and insurance fraud charges