After 12 years, the circumstances surrounding the 1999 murder of 41-year-old Ricky McCormick left the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking for help. Very few facts in the murder case of Ricky McCormick are known. His body was discovered face down in a field in St. Charles County, Missouri, and the …
Since there is only one in existence able to be privately and legally owned, the 1933 Double Eagle is considered one of the rarest coins in the world today. The Official Red Book, A Guide of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman states that 445,500 Double Eagle gold coins were …
I have been thinking about the first stanza of Forrest Fenn’s treasure hunt poem. (Actually I have been thinking about the whole poem, but the following is mostly about the first stanza.) “As I have gone alone in there And with my treasures bold, I can keep my secret where, …
It has been over ten years since the ‘key’ of The Whistle Pig treasure hunt has been put in place for puzzlers to find. Those, who have the book, surely recognize the opening quote on my home page of this site. It is written on the inside of the plain …
Masquerade by Kit Williams was published in 1979 and is often considered the forerunner to armchair treasure hunts. The book contained clues, both visual and verbal, which led to a buried treasure. The treasure was an 18-carat gold hare decorated with precious stones. The book consisted of 15 detailed images …
. Included in the treasure hunt book of Fandango are two number squares and one square containing letters. All are in a 4×4 grid. They are on pages 11(letter square), 17, and 40. Using the numbers in the two squares, separately, to re-order the letters contained in the square on …
Dal Neitzel has shown his dedication, cleverness, and integrity through his pursuit of Forrest Fenn’s Thrill of the Chase. He has given his time (which could be used on his own interests for the treasure) to help others by offering information, and in creating a platform for discussion on his …
Those familiar with The Thrill of the Chase hunt have most likely heard of Stephanie and her What’s a Blaze blog (update: Stephanie’s blog has been discontinued and she now runs Chasechat (a forum for the hunt)). She has been active with the hunt since near the beginning, and her sharing is always encouraging …
Put in below the home of Brown. That’s the sentence in the poem which seems to be one of the major keys for the finding of Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure. It’s the eighth line in the poem: As I have gone alone in there And with my treasures bold, I …
One of the first items noticed in the Fandango treasure hunt book are the different red and blue colored letters in the border of the book’s images. Each of the sixteen pictures (two with full spreads) contained phrases. Some of the words in the phrases had special red or blue …
