Reclusive 69-year-old Walter Samasko Jr died in May and was found one month later, alongside a hoard of gold bars
When 69-year-old Walter Samasko Jr died in May he left behind just $200 in the bank and no friends or family to lay claim to the meager inheritance.
He hadn’t worked since 1968 and was living off stock accounts of $140,000 and $25,000.
But the real treasure was found at his Nevada home, along with his decaying body, one month later after neighbours complained of a foul smell.
There officials discovered box upon box of gold coins and bars stowed away in Samasko’s garage, valued at a staggering $7 million or more.
The 69-year-old had died from heart problems, a coroner found, at least one month before he was discovered.
When 69-year-old Walter Samasko Jr died in May he left behind just $200 in the bank and no friends or family to lay claim to the meager inheritance.
He hadn’t worked since 1968 and was living off stock accounts of $140,000 and $25,000.
But the real treasure was found at his Nevada home, along with his decaying body, one month later after neighbours complained of a foul smell.
There officials discovered box upon box of gold coins and bars stowed away in Samasko’s garage, valued at a staggering $7 million or more.
The 69-year-old had died from heart problems, a coroner found, at least one month before he was discovered.
