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Dutch Schultz's Lost Catskills Treasure: New York's Gangster Legend
A gangster, a rambling deathbed and a safe said to be buried near Phoenicia. Here's what is documented about Dutch Schultz and what the legend adds.
Big Springs Train Robbery Gold: Sam Bass and Nebraska's 1877 Heist
Six masked men, three wooden boxes and $60,000 in fresh gold coins. Here's what's known about Sam Bass's Big Springs robbery and the treasure that never came home.
Jesse James's Buried Loot: Missouri's Outlaw Treasure Legend
Did Jesse James bury a fortune in Missouri? Train robberies, a Wayne County cave that fizzled in 1948 and a rented house in St. Joseph: here's what the record shows.
Natchez Trace Outlaw Treasure: Mason's Gang and Lost Loot
A river pirate turned highwayman, an empty camp at Rocky Springs and buried gold nobody can prove. Here's what's documented about Mason's Mississippi loot, and what's pure campfire.
The Fox River Raiders' Lost Gold: An Illinois Treasure Legend
Legend says river pirates buried stolen gold along Illinois' Fox River, then got wiped out. The records tell a stranger story: prairie pirates, a man named Fox and a buried bottle of loot.
The Lost Treasure of the Reno Gang: Indiana's Missing Loot
America's first train robbers grabbed about $96,000 at Marshfield in 1868, then vigilantes got to them. The money never turned up. Buried near Seymour, carried to Canada, or quietly laundered?
The Lost Treasure of the Dalton Gang: Legend of Onion Creek
The night before Coffeyville, the Dalton Gang camped on Onion Creek. Legend says they buried a fortune in coins by the fire. Only one of them lived, and he never went back.
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