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Kansas City Sports Writer's Suicide Prompts Treasure Hunt, Turns Out To Be Hoax
OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) -
A man who committed suicide claims he buried $200,000 at an area arboretum, but Overland police say it's a hoax.
However, extra police apparently are at the Overland Park Arboretum to prevent people from coming with shovels and other utensils to dig. Police themselves used metal detectors to search for any treasure, but found nothing.
Police will be at the arboretum this weekend.
Officers turned away several dozen people who had high hopes of finding buried treasure. It is illegal to dig at the arboretum, which is city property.
Riley Ewing was one of those who showed up hoping to find buried treasure. He said he looked in bushes, but didn't see any ground that looked like it had been disturbed recently.
"I'm going out with empty pockets, but it certainly was fun," Ewing said.
Martin Manley shot himself about 5 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Overland Park Police Department headquarters. Before he killed himself, he indicated he buried the coins at the arboretum. He listed the GPS coordinates of 38.800542, -94.687884.
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23156247/police-dead-mans-claim-of-200k-coin-buried-at-arborteum-a-hoax
A man who committed suicide claims he buried $200,000 at an area arboretum, but Overland police say it's a hoax.
However, extra police apparently are at the Overland Park Arboretum to prevent people from coming with shovels and other utensils to dig. Police themselves used metal detectors to search for any treasure, but found nothing.
Police will be at the arboretum this weekend.
Officers turned away several dozen people who had high hopes of finding buried treasure. It is illegal to dig at the arboretum, which is city property.
Riley Ewing was one of those who showed up hoping to find buried treasure. He said he looked in bushes, but didn't see any ground that looked like it had been disturbed recently.
"I'm going out with empty pockets, but it certainly was fun," Ewing said.
Martin Manley shot himself about 5 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Overland Park Police Department headquarters. Before he killed himself, he indicated he buried the coins at the arboretum. He listed the GPS coordinates of 38.800542, -94.687884.
http://www.kctv5.com/story/23156247/police-dead-mans-claim-of-200k-coin-buried-at-arborteum-a-hoax
