Dutch Schultz’s Hidden Treasures
Perhaps one of the world’s great mysteries concerning hidden treasure is that which was owned by notorious gangster Dutch Schultz. Some believe that he hid a fortune in the Catskill Mountains. According to the story, Dutch was afraid that the authorities were coming after him after avoiding taxes for so long.
So, he built a waterproof safe and placed roughly $7 million in cash and bonds, which would translate to roughly $130 million in today’s money. He stored the safe in a mysterious location in upstate NY but was shot dead by a rival gang member before he could disclose the safe’s whereabouts.