He was the father of Robert Cosgrove Greenlease, Jr., who was kidnapped and murdered on September 28, 1953. The Greenlease Family paid $600,000.00 ransom for Bobby's safe return, and this was the largest ransom ever paid in the United States up to that time!
This entire Biography is courtesy of the Greenlease Family website including personal insights by Charles W. Fisher and Alvah M. Fisher who were longtime close friends of Robert and Virginia Greenlease and also content contributions by brothers Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney.
He was the father of Robert Cosgrove Greenlease, Jr., who was kidnapped and murdered on September 28, 1953. The Greenlease Family paid $600,000.00 ransom for Bobby's safe return, and this was the largest ransom ever paid in the United States up to that time!
This entire Biography is courtesy of the Greenlease Family website including personal insights by Charles W. Fisher and Alvah M. Fisher who were longtime close friends of Robert and Virginia Greenlease and also content contributions by brothers Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney.
Bio by: Bill Walker