Staten Island Suburbia

This family had lived in this house for four years. Never did they suspect that any secret or surprise would even be discovered in the place they called home. Matthew Emanuel and his family had moved in their home in Todt Hill, Staten Island, without any notion that the garden in their compound was hiding an untouched secret. What they discovered soon would turn their world upside down… As most of us would relate to, there in the corner of their yard was something that they never expected to find. In fact, it was not even buried deep beneath the grass. This was truly a very unassuming prize. The Emanuel family was still in the dark about this incredible secret on their property that was going to link them to a chain of unresolved mysteries.

The Mystery

Bamboo Bob had worked in many backyards and so to dig up the box and learning about what its true purpose was, was something he could not resist. The workers had to continue but the box was in the way. Matthew informed the Bamboo Bob that he just assumed the box to be an electric cabinet attached to the fence in their property. He was definitely wrong. What they discovered soon flipped both their words…

Not An Ordinary Box

The box was with a dial so it probably meant that it was safe. Bamboo Bob and his team then took this to Matthew Emanuel. He could not believe what had been found right there in his own backyard. His whole family had lived there not knowing this was there all along. They had not even bothered to check what this safe was all about before… Suddenly, Matthew wanted to know what it was actually for…

Taking Guesses

The safe was about two feet across and one and a half feet in height. It weighed about 100 pounds. Matthew still did not have any clue what this safe would be for. As Bamboo Bob and the work team watched from the background, Matthew tried lifting and dragging the box, to see if there were any coins inside it. He did all he could to hear any sound coming from inside the box…

Just Treasures

Matthew Emanuel was awestruck by what he saw. The safe had in it, stacks of hundred dollar bills, each about three inches thick. Also, there were zipper bags that contained chunks of gold, jade, earrings, jewels, diamond rings. His mind was blown away. Matthew and Bamboo Bob were discoverers of literal treasure in this ordinary Staten Island backyard. However, these treasures were tainted…