The Missing Candy Heiress
In 1977, Helen Brach vanished without a trace.
Her disappearance has haunted Chicago for nearly five decades—a mystery entangled in greed, deception, and the underworld of the gang known as the horse mafia.
Through never-before-heard tapes, exclusive interviews with Helen’s family, law enforcement, and reporters, and unsealed police files, The Missing Candy Heiress re-investigates what really happened to Helen—and what became of her $100 million fortune.
This limited series blends investigative reporting with cinematic storytelling to unravel the power, secrets, and lies behind one of Chicago’s most enduring unsolved mysteries.
Episodes
8 episodes
Episode Seven: Blood and Money
In the final episode of The Missing Candy Heiress, the investigation reaches a turning point as long-standing narratives are reexamined and new questions come into focus. Drawing on previously unseen documents and firsthand accounts—including r...
Episode Six: The Confidential Informant
This episode contains explicit descriptions of murder and crimes against children.It is intended for mature audiences. Listener discretion advised.A late-night phone call.A confession.
Episode Five: The Golden Tongue
On New Year’s Eve 1976, Helen Brach dances beneath the chandeliers of New York's Waldorf Astoria—just weeks before she vanishes without a trace.In this episode, the investigation centers on Richard Bailey—a dance instructor turned horse ...
Episode Four: The Horse Mafia
A prison inmate named Maurice “Slab” Ferguson claims he can lead investigators to the body of missing candy heiress Helen Brach—sparking a nationally televised search that sends police and reporters racing to Minnesota. But investigators begin ...
Episode Three: Legally Dead
Seven years after Helen Brach vanished, the courts must decide what to do with the fortune she left behind. As lawyers inventory her $20 million estate, new questions arise about what really happened in the days after she disappeared.Mea...
Episode Two: The Houseman
Three months after Helen Brach vanished, investigators focused on the last person to see her alive: her longtime houseman, Jack Matlick.In this episode, we release never-before-heard police recordings from inside Helen’s Glenview estate ...
