George Weyerhaeuser’s Story
The Weyerhaeusers were a family who had been very successful in the lumber industry. Their son, George, went to school in Tacoma, but one day, when he was on the way home from school, he vanished. The family were worried- especially when they received a letter later that day, demanding $200,000 in ransom from them. The money had to be in unmarked bills, and had to arrive within five days- otherwise, George’s parents could expect the worst.
George Weyerhaeuser’s Story
The Kidnapper’s Demands
In the ransom note, it was written that the parents had to communicate with the kidnappers by posting ads in the personals section of one of the local newspapers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The parents were also told that the father had to check in at a hotel in Seattle, the Ambassador Hotel, under a false name, and to wait for further instructions or communications from the kidnappers. They had no choice if they wanted their son to survive.
The Kidnapper’s Demands
