$7 mil. in gold found in deceased Carson City man’s home
By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun
CARSON CITY — Walter Samasko Jr., a recluse, died at home in May, but his body wasn’t discovered until June, when neighbors complained of the smell coming from his house.
There was only $200 in his bank account. But there was a $7 million surprise at home.
As the house was being cleaned for sale, officials discovered gold bars and gold coins stored in boxes in the garage and in the house.
The coins had been minted in such places as Mexico, England, Austria and South Africa. Some dated to 1872.
There were so many coins that Carson City Clerk Alan Glover used a wheelbarrow to haul the gold to his truck and deposit it for safekeeping.
What’s the rest of the story? Don’t you wish those gold bars could talk?!
So if he is deceased ,Where does the money go now? We all can use the help ,just saying ,
Click on “Read the whole story”, Kathy.
Hey, know Bears , I can read the whole story,and says he, Allan Glover put it in a wheel barrow and hauled it away,to a safe deposit, Ok now what? Lets finish the story.
It says what happens…his cousin gets it. Must be the closest living relative…
I don’t know NV law. In CA it would have to go through probate before anyone banked the inheritance.
Journalism ain’t what it used to be. It no longer is about informing the masses; it’s about selling subscriptions and advertising. A cousin getting a surprise inheritance is way sexier than a cousin hiring an attorney to handle the probate process.
Also, the last I knew, journalists were taught to write their articles as upside-down triangles — To put the beefy and/or catchy stuff first and put the boring details at the end. That’s so the copy editor can lop off the end of the story without having to rework the whole thing. Reporters can turn in lengthy, informative stories and have only a paragraph or two end up in print.