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Swindled

03. The Treasure Hunter (Tommy Thompson)

Swindled

A Concerned Citizen

True Crime, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.79.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

An incredible discovery of sunken treasure leads to a manhunt for the person who investigators have called "one of the smartest fugitives ever". Prelude: A millionaire art dealer named Forrest Fenn releases clues pertaining to the location of a hidden treasure chest. –––-–---------------------------------------- PATREON: Patreon.com/Swindled DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

As I have gone alone in there and with my treasure's bold, I can keep my secret

0:05.7

where and hint of riches to an old.

0:08.3

Begin it where warm water is halved and take it in the canyon down.

0:12.9

Not far up but too far to walk.

0:15.1

Put in below the home of ground.

0:17.3

From there is no place for the meek.

0:19.8

The end is ever drawing now.

0:22.1

There will be no paddle up your creek, just heavy loads and water high.

0:26.8

If you've been wise and found the blaze, look quickly down your quest to cease.

0:32.0

The Terry scant with marble gaze, just take the chest and go in peace.

0:37.9

So why is it that I must go and leave my troll for all to seek?

0:42.3

The answers are already no. I've done it tired and now I'm weak.

0:46.8

So hear me all and listen good. Your effort will be worth the cold.

0:51.4

If you've been brave and in the wood, I give you title to the gold.

0:55.7

That's forced Finn, reading a poem from a book he self published,

1:01.3

entitled The Thrill of the Chase.

1:04.1

Whether you enjoy poetry or not, you might want to go back and listen to it again.

1:09.4

Because the poem he was reading is no ordinary poem.

1:13.1

It's more of a riddle. A riddle that contains a set of clues

1:17.0

pertaining to the location of a treasure that Finn has hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.

1:23.2

The treasure, which according to Finn, is housed in the chest that is 10 inches wide

1:29.6

and 10 inches long, contains about 40 pounds of gold nuggets, gold coins, rubies,

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