# Judge Crater Turns 114! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 24, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-crater-turns-114/177233 "2003-05-24T14:53:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-crater-turns-114/177233/1 "2003-05-24T14:53:42Z")
Judge Joseph Force Crater, who disappeared August 6, 1930, turned 114 today! Of course, he was declared legally dead June 6 1939, but who’s to say? I wonder where he’s been keeping himself all those years? Anyway, as of 1992, the olice fileon the disappearence was still open…anybody know where the good judge can be found?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![foostav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@foostav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foostav)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-crater-turns-114/177233/2 "2003-05-24T15:10:21Z")
Buried in your backyard, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-crater-turns-114/177233/3 "2003-05-24T15:21:57Z")
[Linkity](http://www.nypress.com/15/25/news&columns/oldsmoke.cfm) [link.](http://www.worldofthestrange.com/wots/1999/1999-11-15-10.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-crater-turns-114/177233/4 "2003-05-24T17:16:29Z")
I heard that he’s not dead. He just changed his name to Strom Thurmon and became a senator. 😉