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Santa Fe art dealer and collector Forrest Fenn famously hid a treasure chest -- supposedly worth over one-million dollars -- in the Rocky Mountains in 2010. Based on a riddle-laden poem in Fenn's memoir, hundreds of thousands are said to have pursued the elusive treasure for a decade, and five men died searching the mountains for the trove, stirring controversy. Fenn's purpose, he said, was to get people out in nature. One man finally discovered the secret treasure chest in 2020. ...

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Utah man, 52, who spent eight months digging in Yellowstone Park cemetery in failed bid to find Forrest Fenns treasure now faces 12 years in prison and $270,000 in fines Rodrick Dow Craythorn, 52, of Utah, pleaded guilty to illegally excavating or trafficking in archaeological resources and to damaging federal property Plea came after he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery He was searching for a treasure chest containing coins, gold and other valuables left in the backco...