Death, 'Madness' and a Cryptic Poem: New Details Emerge in 10-Year Hunt for Forrest Fenn’s Buried Treasure (Exclusive)
Mar. 15, 2025A new docuseries following an epic, real-life treasure hunt is coming to Netflix, and PEOPLE has an exclusive sneak peek.
More than 300,000 people took part in the monumental search for the treasure, estimated to be worth over $2 million. Some gave up their jobs, some lost their families and five people even lost their lives.
Now, Netflix is offering an inside look at the decade-long search for the famous bounty and its discovery — as well as efforts to hide the treasure once more.
Treasure.Courtesy of Netflix
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Justin Posey in ‘Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure’.Courtesy of Netflix
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Fenn, a millionaire art dealer, initially hid the treasure in 2010. According toCBS News, the chest containing the treasure held gold coins, gems and jewelry.
Fenn, whodied in 2020at age 90, is described in the docuseries as becoming “a God-like figure” in the treasure hunting community. One treasure hunter said Fenn and his hidden fortune “lived rent free” in his head all hours of the day.
“It did turn into madness,” said another hunter, who spent 10 years looking for the treasure herself.
The Hursts in ‘Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure’.Courtesy of Netflix
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For years, treasure hunters went to extreme lengths to find the treasure, including when one began stalking Fenn’s granddaughter.
Some suggested Fenn call off the search, to which he replied — as seen in the clip — “If somebody drowns in the swimming pool, should we drain the pool or should we teach people to swim?”
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Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure.Netflix
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By 2020, the treasure had been found. But the drama didn’t stop there.
According to one expert, “Someone has re-hidden the treasure.” But why? And where might that have happened? You’ll have to watch to find out.
Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasurepremieres March 27 on Netflix.
source: people.com
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