Guy commits suicide last night and buries $200k in forest near Kansas City, leaves GPS coordinates

[cbdo2007]

on reddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1kgze9/a_60_year_old_committed_suicide_today_but_before/cboxjmc

From the website

http://martinmanleylifeanddeath.com.nyud.net/suicide_preface


3) I had no financial problems. I sold my house which was completely paid for in 1998. The same year I bought $30,000 in 1/10 ounce gold coins and pre 1965 silver coins. Gold was $300/ounce when I bought it and silver was $4/ounce. Gold went up to $1,700 and Silver to $44 making my stash worth over $200,000.

38.800542, -94.687884

The coordinates lead to a forest south of Kansas City.

[longship]

1. This isn't going to turn out well. nt

[xmas74]

2. A local radio station is covering it right now.

They don't think it's money that's been buried there. They have someone out there right now, looking around, and he said the arboretum is packed full of treasure seekers right now.

Big speculation in this area is that the arboretum, where the coordinates lead, held some significance but wasn't a spot for buried treasure. A few have said that there had been discussion of cremation so maybe that's where he wanted to be interred. If that's the case I can't blame him. The arboretum is beautiful.

[global1]

3. Gee Ohh Cash.....nt

[mockmonkey]

4. Is it buried under

a big "W"?

[Brother Buzz]

8. Jinx

GMTA

[mockmonkey]

9. I love that movie n/t

[Brother Buzz]

11. Cameo appearances alone was worth the price of admission

[Brigid]

22. We have our winner.

[jollyreaper2112]

5. be on the lookout

I'd be not half-surprised if the treasure chest is actually a big IED.

[Xipe Totec]

6. By unfortunate coincidence, he buried his stash right on top of mine

So, please, nobody touch anything until I get there to retrieve my stuff.

After that, you guys can do what you will.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Its under a big W!

[okieinpain]

25. that is one of the best movie pictures ever. Imho. n/t.

[xmas74]

10. 96.5 said that people didn't want to pay the admission fee

so they were jumping the fence, which got the Overland Park police involved.


This is going to get messy.

[MuseRider]

12. Interesting website

if you are interested in that sort of thing.

The fact that they had to get the cops out to protect the arboretum because nobody wanted to pay the $5.00 to get in is possibly stranger than the deed of leaving the money there IMO.

The guy went out on his own terms. Good for him. Not for most of us but it was right for him.

[lumberjack_jeff]

13. My will requests that the following be posted on reddit:

"My fortune has been stashed in the walls, floors and ceiling of my worst enemy's house at {insert address here}"

Said fortune consists of empty beer bottles, but it's the thought that counts.

[Jenoch]

14. The family of the man who committed suicide have said

the buried treasure story is not true. He made it up.

[LaydeeBug]

15. I bet they did. lol. nt

[cbdo2007]

16. The Overland Park police department said it is a hoax as well.....

but I'm just guessing they want to be the first ones to try to find it.

[cbdo2007]

19. Family said he gave them a letter saying "he gave it all away".

So it's not confirmed who he gave it to or that it's accounted for.

[Jenoch]

24. I still doubt if the buried treasure story is true.

[Initech]

17. *buys plane ticket to Kansas City and GPS Finder*

[Brigid]

23. *Steals Initech's ticket and GPS finder*

[Initech]

27. *heads to nearest Avis facility and download GPS finder utility app on cell phone*

[struggle4progress]

18. Suicide can also be a very controlling manipulative act. And sending people on a wild goose chase

sounds controlling and manipulative to me

[justiceischeap]

20. I was just going to post about this. nt

[Renew Deal]

21. Did you find the money?

[justiceischeap]

26. Yes, it's fanned around me now. :) nt