Man Unlocks A Family’s Real Estate Mystery When He Purchased A Seemingly Innocent Furniture

Not His Purchase

Even though it would make sense if he decided to keep everything, Emil was a man of moral who did not feel right about owning things he did not buy. “I bought the chest (of) drawers. I didn’t buy those things,” Emil revealed, speaking about why he would not feel right keeping all these treasures. Emil was not someone who liked to take things that did not belong to him.

Feeling Wrong

To clarify the feeling that he had inside, Emile disclosed to the interviewers, “If I kept them, I would never feel right about it. There would be a cloud over the whole thing. It’s a feeling more than anything else.” In his head, he could get comfortable keeping all these items that could have had monetary or sentimental value to the family that was selling their possessions.

An Ex-Marine

While most of us would be happy to take home the drawer along with all the other precious items inside it, there was one good reason why Emil would never be able to do this. “I’m an old ex-Marine, and I try to do the right thing,” Emil revealed. So, according to him, the things that felt wrong or unethical were out of the question. He could never bring himself to do those things.

The Rightful Owners

He further explained what took place when they made the startling discovery. “Jeff also, the man in charge, his immediate reaction was ‘let’s call the owner.’ There was never a question of anyone keeping it. It was ‘this is fantastic. Let’s call the owner and get the stuff back to them,’” Emil later confessed. He and Jeff wanted to make sure they were with the rightful owners.

Calling The Executor

So after Jeff suggested that the two of them should call the family concerned, they decided to locate them. And it turned out, the son of the deceased was the executor of the estate. So when they informed him about the items in the dresser, even he was utterly shocked. He was not aware that such precious items had been locked away without his knowledge all these years.

Even He Was Unaware

After calling him, Jeff was told by the executor that he remembered seeing the dresser placed in his grandparents’ Michigan home. But, just like the people working there, he had never been curious enough to actually look at the dresser to discover what all it had been hiding. He was clearly unaware of all the things that his ancestors were hiding in the secret compartment.