About this episode

The episode tells the story of treasure hunters who go to great lengths to recover lost gold and their legal struggles to claim it.

Sometimes you fight the law and the law wins, but other times... luck is on your side and you win. That's the story here today. A pair of treasure hunters go to extraordinary lengths to recover lost gold and then have to fight the law to win the rights to their find. And as always things get... ridiculous! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• treasure hunting
• legal battles
• gold recovery
• luck
• ridiculous stories

Keywords

• treasure
• gold fever
• law
• recovery
• ridiculous crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

Places: law, gold

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