S607: The Treasure Hunter part 2

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Javier Leiva

Society & Culture, True Crime, Technology

4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

A modern-day pirate Michael Torres is a self-proclaimed pirate. He says his most recent finds include the crown jewels of a pre-Incan civilization, a missing colonial settlement, and a desecrated Jewish burial site at Bonaventure cemetery. These larger-than-life discoveries have come into question. In today’s episode, we’ll follow the evidence to separate fact from fiction. Seafarer Exploration Michael Torres is currently being sued by Seafarer Exploration, a treasure salvage company. The company says Torres lied about his credentials and has set them back financially. Today, we take a closer look at Seafarer Exploration to understand how this company stays afloat. After all, they’ve been around for 13 years, have millions of dollars in debt, and have yet to find a treasure. ------- Story idea? If you have a story to share, email Javier at info@pretendradio.org. For more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org. To get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Battle.
0:05.0	Did I actually call you?
0:09.0	Yeah, yeah, but that's no big deal.
0:11.0	Oh, that's fine.
0:13.5	Oh, you're trying to text me or are you trying to call?
0:16.8	Michael Torres says that he accidentally called me.
0:20.2	But he sure had a lot on his mind.
0:22.4	No, no, no worries.
0:24.0	So my attorney tells me we need to stay away from questions that pertain to the ongoing lawsuit because we are going to litigate it.
0:31.0	In the last episode, Michael Torres gave me reason to believe that maybe there are
0:35.8	two sides to every story. If he can produce evidence that counters what
0:39.5	Seafair exploration is saying then everything they're claiming about him is wrong. So what's
0:45.1	really going on here? Do you have any documentation to support any of those
0:50.2	credentials? I mean yeah I have my I physically have my PhD who do like I'd be
0:55.2	actual diploma I have my offer letter from Lincoln Lab them I P I have my I have my library cards I'm MIT on me right now I have my library cards I'm on
1:08.3	travel so I can get them to you I have a DD 214 which is honorable discharge and I have my transcripts from the
1:15.5	Citadel what else do you need? Yeah I'd love to see that. I have no problem backing up. You're still in Florida though, right?
1:25.0	Now I'm currently in Charleston. I'm heading back to Savannah for the rest of the day.
1:30.0	So I found the Pirate Tunnel and I found a pirate hand grenade in them.
1:34.8	So I'm back like investigating that.
1:37.3	Torres quickly changed the topic back to his adventurous life.
1:41.6	If you're a little confused by this, you're not alone. I'll do my best to
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