© 2025 Cincinnati Public Radio
Donate
WVXU
Fresh Air
WVXU
Fresh Air
Next Up: 2:00 PM Here & Now
0:00
0:00
Fresh Air
WVXU
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
There's never been a time when your support meant more. Please give. Or email membership@cinradio.org to increase your monthly sustaining gift.

Authorities Probe Backyard Treasure Claim

By Melissa Block
Published April 29, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

A claim that buried treasure worth as much as $100,000 had been found in a Methuen, Mass., backyard is now being investigated by authorities. Two of the three men who claimed to find the treasure have been arrested for receiving stolen property, among other charges. Melissa Block talks with Joseph Solomon, chief of the Methuen police department.

Copyright 2005 NPR
Melissa Block
As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.
See stories by Melissa Block