Template:Did you know nominations/The Binion Hoard

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 00:47, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

The Binion Hoard

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Peace dollar from the Binion Hoard

• ... that after Ted Binion's death in 1998 six people were arrested for stealing The Binion Hoard (featured)? Source: David Mattsen and Michael Milot pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit grand larceny, a gross misdemeanor. They were accused of helping convicted murderer Rick Tabish dig up Binion's silver fortune in Pahrump, 60 miles west of Las Vegas, two days after the wealthy gambling figure's Sept. 17, 1998, death. Mattsen was Binion's former ranch manager... Tabish, a contractor from Missoula, Mont, and his lover, Sandy Murphy, were convicted in May of killing Binion and the subsequent attempt to steal $7 million in silver he buried. Murphy was Binion's live-in girlfriend. She and Tabish are serving life sentences. Steven Wadkins and John B. Joseph pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit extortion, also a gross misdemeanor. and Tabish estimated the value of Binion's silver coins and bars at US$4m.
  • ALT1: ... that murder and grand larceny charges followed the theft of The Binion Hoard (featured) which was valued at US$4 million in 1998? Source: Same as above
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sue Marx
  • Comment: The image is not a must but it is available as a free image if a promotor is interested

Moved to mainspace by Bruxton (talk). Self-nominated at 23:55, 26 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Binion Hoard; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

New enough, long enough, well cited. QPQ complete. I have made some minor GR edits in the body. GTG. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:45, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

I added the word "at" to ALT1 as in "at 4 million" Lightburst (talk) 00:46, 26 August 2023 (UTC)