The Fenn Treasure

House of Horrors or House of Mirrors? A routine traffic stop led investigators to the Philadelphia property now dubbed by neighbors as a "House of Horrors." "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green and "48 Hours" consultant and investigator Herman Weisberg break down the conflic ...  Show more

Between 1996 and 1998, the small town of Columbus, Mississippi faced five unsolved murders of elderly residents. The victims were killed in their homes, and similarities among the crimes led investigators to suspect a possible serial killer. As fear spread throughout the communit ...  Show more

In 2010, art dealer and memoirist Forrest Fenn hid a bronze chest containing gold, jewels, and rare artifacts—worth over $1 million—in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. He embedded nine cryptic clues in a 24‑line poem published in his memoir The Thrill of the Chase, invit ...  Show more

Forrest Fenn was dying when he decided to concoct treasure hunt. He had plans to give 2 million dollars worth of his gold and treasures to anyone that could find where he hid it. He wrote a poem with nine clues that would lead one lucky person somewhere into the Rocky Mountains. ...  Show more

In 2010 an eccentric art dealer hid a treasure chest with $2 million in valuables somewhere in the Rocky Mountains and published a poem with clues on where to find it. Hence began the most famous treasure hunt in modern times.