1 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:12,033 The date is October 6, 1866. 2 00:00:12,100 --> 00:00:15,367 It is a blustery autumn night here in southern Indiana, 3 00:00:15,367 --> 00:00:17,333 and about half a mile up the tracks, 4 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,767 brothers John and Simeon Reno, are about to board a train 5 00:00:20,767 --> 00:00:22,600 bound for Cincinnati. 6 00:00:22,867 --> 00:00:24,600 [horn tooting] 7 00:00:27,767 --> 00:00:29,767 [heavy footstep] 8 00:00:29,767 --> 00:00:32,367 [Josh] But these are no ordinary passengers. 9 00:00:32,367 --> 00:00:35,166 They're the leaders of the fearsome Reno gang, 10 00:00:35,166 --> 00:00:37,367 and they're about to commit a brazen crime 11 00:00:37,367 --> 00:00:39,834 that's never been attempted in the U.S. 12 00:00:39,900 --> 00:00:41,533 Robbing a moving train. 13 00:00:43,467 --> 00:00:46,266 But the brothers aren't acting alone. 14 00:00:46,266 --> 00:00:48,400 They're working with an accomplice. 15 00:00:49,567 --> 00:00:51,266 He holds up a red lantern, 16 00:00:51,266 --> 00:00:53,934 a signal that there is danger on the tracks. 17 00:00:56,967 --> 00:00:57,934 Little does the engineer know 18 00:00:57,934 --> 00:01:00,567 just how much trouble is coming his way. 19 00:01:00,567 --> 00:01:01,967 Fooled by the lantern, 20 00:01:01,967 --> 00:01:04,700 he instructs the brakeman to stop the train. 21 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:07,233 This is the cue. 22 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:09,433 The Renos slip on cardboard masks 23 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:12,033 and make their way toward the front of the train. 24 00:01:13,667 --> 00:01:16,667 The engineer can see there is no emergency. 25 00:01:16,667 --> 00:01:19,433 And whoever was holding the lantern is gone. 26 00:01:21,667 --> 00:01:24,367 By now, the thieves have reached the express car 27 00:01:24,367 --> 00:01:26,567 where safes and valuables are kept. 28 00:01:26,567 --> 00:01:30,667 At gunpoint, the lone guard opens one of the lock boxes, 29 00:01:30,667 --> 00:01:33,333 but doesn't have the key to a second safe. 30 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,967 So the Renos simply throw it out of the car. 31 00:01:35,967 --> 00:01:38,533 And then, as the train starts moving again, 32 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,233 bail out as it speeds away. 33 00:01:41,300 --> 00:01:44,834 America's first train robbery is a smashing success, 34 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:47,233 and the Renos, they're just getting started. 35 00:01:49,266 --> 00:01:51,100 The gang inspires copycats. 36 00:01:51,100 --> 00:01:55,266 Legendary desperadoes like Jesse James and Butch Cassidy. 37 00:01:55,266 --> 00:01:56,433 In just two years, 38 00:01:56,433 --> 00:01:59,233 the Reno gang nets hundreds of thousands of dollars, 39 00:01:59,667 --> 00:02:01,567 that's tens of millions to us. 40 00:02:01,567 --> 00:02:03,567 Much of it never recovered. 41 00:02:03,567 --> 00:02:05,900 But that may be about to change. 42 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,133 Now two hot leads are being chased down 43 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,066 in search of the missing money. 44 00:02:14,066 --> 00:02:15,467 A treasure hunter believes 45 00:02:15,467 --> 00:02:17,567 he's located the long lost site 46 00:02:17,567 --> 00:02:19,767 of the Reno family homestead. 47 00:02:19,767 --> 00:02:21,567 And he's got an inside scoop 48 00:02:21,567 --> 00:02:25,600 on a hidden cave rumored to be a secret gang hideout. 49 00:02:26,867 --> 00:02:29,166 All aboard for a journey to a time 50 00:02:29,166 --> 00:02:31,367 when outlaws ruled the rails. 51 00:02:31,367 --> 00:02:33,300 Next stop, treasure. 52 00:02:34,767 --> 00:02:36,133 [horn toots] 53 00:02:38,166 --> 00:02:40,834 [Josh] The past is all around us. 54 00:02:40,900 --> 00:02:42,600 Oh, this is crazy. 55 00:02:42,967 --> 00:02:45,066 A world of mystery. 56 00:02:45,066 --> 00:02:46,867 -This is a plane. [laughs] -[man] Yeah. 57 00:02:46,867 --> 00:02:48,433 [Josh] Danger. 58 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:50,000 We are about to be underwater. 59 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Whoa! 60 00:02:52,300 --> 00:02:53,700 And adventure. 61 00:02:55,367 --> 00:02:57,500 It's just straight down. 62 00:02:58,467 --> 00:03:00,567 Huh, huh, huh, huh! 63 00:03:00,567 --> 00:03:02,000 [eagle screeches] 64 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,500 [Josh] I travel to the far corners of the earth 65 00:03:04,967 --> 00:03:06,767 to uncover where legends end. 66 00:03:06,767 --> 00:03:08,667 [screams and laughs] 67 00:03:08,667 --> 00:03:09,867 And history begins. 68 00:03:09,867 --> 00:03:11,333 Okay, let's punch it. 69 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,133 I'm Josh Gates, 70 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,800 and this is Expedition Unknown. 71 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,467 [horn tooting] 72 00:03:21,467 --> 00:03:24,166 [Josh] My search for Reno gang gold gets on track 73 00:03:24,166 --> 00:03:26,500 in the tiny town of Seymour, Indiana. 74 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:30,634 Well, I heard this town was small, but this is ridiculous. 75 00:03:30,700 --> 00:03:32,233 Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. 76 00:03:32,700 --> 00:03:34,066 The rest of Seymour 77 00:03:34,066 --> 00:03:36,567 isn't that much bigger than the model on the table. 78 00:03:36,567 --> 00:03:38,066 But there is one hometown kid 79 00:03:38,066 --> 00:03:40,433 who can't forget where it is he came from. 80 00:03:40,967 --> 00:03:42,467 Johnny Cougar, the Cougs. 81 00:03:42,467 --> 00:03:44,867 John Mellencamp, whatever he calls himself. 82 00:03:44,867 --> 00:03:46,166 He's from here. 83 00:03:46,166 --> 00:03:48,567 All right, I gotta go suck a chili dog behind the Tastee-Freez, 84 00:03:48,567 --> 00:03:50,634 whatever that means. 85 00:03:50,700 --> 00:03:53,166 Today, Seymour embraces its small town status 86 00:03:53,166 --> 00:03:54,867 because, well, John Mellencamp 87 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:57,000 literally wrote a song about it. 88 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,166 Back in the 19th century, though, 89 00:04:00,166 --> 00:04:01,967 its founders had big dreams, 90 00:04:01,967 --> 00:04:05,233 all thanks to the economic engine that was the railroad. 91 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:07,500 [horn tooting] 92 00:04:09,367 --> 00:04:12,634 This area is known as the crossroads of southern Indiana. 93 00:04:12,700 --> 00:04:15,333 That's because trains traveling from west to east 94 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,934 and north to south would intersect right here. 95 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,133 And for a time, Seymour's prospects were looking good. 96 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:22,367 That is, until the Reno gang 97 00:04:22,367 --> 00:04:23,867 decided to put these crossroads 98 00:04:23,867 --> 00:04:25,367 in their crosshairs 99 00:04:25,367 --> 00:04:27,800 and stop this place in its tracks. 100 00:04:29,700 --> 00:04:31,433 Even 150 years later, 101 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:34,000 the gang's notoriety still hovers over Seymour. 102 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,867 As I learn at Rails, 103 00:04:35,867 --> 00:04:37,900 Seymour's train-themed brewery. 104 00:04:40,767 --> 00:04:43,467 I'm here for a masterclass in the Reno legend 105 00:04:43,467 --> 00:04:45,066 from a man so knowledgeable 106 00:04:45,066 --> 00:04:47,734 he's known as the history guy. Lance Geiger. 107 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,000 -Great to meet you. It's incredible. -They're great. 108 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,467 [Josh] And the lesson begins musically. 109 00:04:52,467 --> 00:04:57,033 ♪♪ Goodbye brothers And all the Reno gang ♪ 110 00:04:57,100 --> 00:05:01,667 ♪♪ Me, Frank and William Together we will hang ♪ 111 00:05:01,667 --> 00:05:04,433 ♪♪ And goodbye sister ♪ 112 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:07,100 ♪♪ Laura, true and lovely ♪ 113 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:12,133 ♪♪ Tell everyone that we swung For the first train robbery ♪ 114 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,600 Whoo! 115 00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:17,634 Incredible. 116 00:05:18,266 --> 00:05:19,934 Reno gang runs deep around here. 117 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,166 Oh, yeah, it's part of the culture. 118 00:05:21,166 --> 00:05:23,433 -Considering how successful they are... -[Lance] Mm-hmm. 119 00:05:23,500 --> 00:05:25,133 ...why aren't the Renos a household name? 120 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,166 Partially, it's because their story was never really told. 121 00:05:27,166 --> 00:05:30,100 And partly they're just overshadowed by people like Jesse James, 122 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:32,066 the Daltons and Butch and Sundance 123 00:05:32,066 --> 00:05:33,166 and these people that came after. 124 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:35,634 And when we say the Renos, who are we talking about? 125 00:05:35,700 --> 00:05:38,834 Wilkinson and Julia Ann Reno had five sons. 126 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,266 [Josh] The Brady Bunch, these kids were not. 127 00:05:44,266 --> 00:05:49,266 Led by brothers John, Frank, Simeon, and William, 128 00:05:49,266 --> 00:05:51,834 the Renos were a force to be reckoned with. 129 00:05:52,567 --> 00:05:54,000 What starts this off? 130 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,533 Why are they such ne'er do wells? 131 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,033 It's strange because they had a religious upbringing. 132 00:05:58,100 --> 00:05:59,166 And in the small amount of time 133 00:05:59,166 --> 00:06:00,867 that their dad didn't have them reading the Bible, 134 00:06:00,867 --> 00:06:02,834 they seemed to have been troubled from the very start. 135 00:06:02,900 --> 00:06:04,767 They would go out and they would run crooked card games 136 00:06:04,767 --> 00:06:06,166 and bilk travelers. 137 00:06:06,166 --> 00:06:08,266 There was an allegation of horse theft, 138 00:06:08,266 --> 00:06:09,767 maybe some petty crime. 139 00:06:09,767 --> 00:06:11,467 [Josh] The family's base was a homestead 140 00:06:11,467 --> 00:06:13,467 in the nearby town of Rockford. 141 00:06:13,467 --> 00:06:15,433 They started picking up cheap land there 142 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:17,166 from motivated sellers, 143 00:06:17,166 --> 00:06:21,000 eventually amassing a parcel of over 1,200 acres. 144 00:06:22,100 --> 00:06:23,834 It turns out the sellers were motivated 145 00:06:23,900 --> 00:06:26,533 by the Renos setting fire to their homes. 146 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,433 Soon the Renos totally controlled Rockford. 147 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:32,233 Notably one Reno not involved in their scheme 148 00:06:32,300 --> 00:06:33,634 is their brother Clint. 149 00:06:33,700 --> 00:06:35,767 Clint was called Honest Clint 150 00:06:35,767 --> 00:06:38,867 because, uh, he just had a different bent than his brothers. 151 00:06:38,867 --> 00:06:41,100 Honest Clint, why is Honest Clint familiar to me? 152 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:44,834 Probably because in 1956, Elvis Presley's first movie 153 00:06:44,900 --> 00:06:46,533 -was a movie called Love Me Tender. - [Josh] Yes. 154 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:47,934 [Lance] And he played Honest Clint. 155 00:06:47,934 --> 00:06:50,867 That movie was very loosely based on the story of the Reno gang. 156 00:06:50,867 --> 00:06:53,433 -Honest Clint wasn't actually a... -[Lance] Well, he... 157 00:06:53,500 --> 00:06:54,934 -[Josh] Hip-gyrating singer? -[Lance] Uh, no. 158 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,667 No, he was not a hip-gyrating singer. 159 00:06:56,667 --> 00:06:59,166 He probably never loved anyone tender. 160 00:06:59,166 --> 00:07:00,600 [Josh laughs] 161 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,567 [Josh] Clint aside, the other Renos 162 00:07:03,567 --> 00:07:06,934 continue their wicked ways until 1861, 163 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,834 when they find real opportunity 164 00:07:08,900 --> 00:07:10,500 in the form of the Civil War. 165 00:07:11,567 --> 00:07:14,667 The Union Army would pay cash rewards called bounties 166 00:07:14,667 --> 00:07:16,567 for men willing to enlist. 167 00:07:16,567 --> 00:07:18,133 So the Renos did, 168 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,767 over and over under fake names. 169 00:07:21,767 --> 00:07:23,367 Each time taking the money 170 00:07:23,367 --> 00:07:25,567 and then running before they saw combat. 171 00:07:25,567 --> 00:07:27,367 And when the war was over, 172 00:07:27,367 --> 00:07:29,767 they had a place to go back to to create a headquarters. 173 00:07:29,767 --> 00:07:30,867 -Rockford. -Rockford. 174 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:32,367 This is the Mos Eisley spaceport. 175 00:07:32,367 --> 00:07:34,367 -Absolutely. -This is a den of scum and villainy. 176 00:07:34,367 --> 00:07:35,567 A red tide and scum and villainy. 177 00:07:35,567 --> 00:07:37,133 And, yeah, it goes beyond Rockford then. 178 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,400 It comes all the way down here to Seymour as well. 179 00:07:39,767 --> 00:07:41,533 [Josh] Now a real gang, 180 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,667 the Renos branched out into counterfeiting, 181 00:07:43,667 --> 00:07:46,266 robbery, horse thievery and brothels. 182 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:47,500 [gunshot] 183 00:07:47,500 --> 00:07:50,400 [Josh] Naturally, their activities began to draw attention. 184 00:07:52,367 --> 00:07:55,767 "They are as desperate a gang of robbers and murderers 185 00:07:55,767 --> 00:07:57,266 as has ever been known. 186 00:07:57,266 --> 00:07:58,867 A family named Reno. 187 00:07:58,867 --> 00:08:01,567 A gang of as shrewd, bold, 188 00:08:01,567 --> 00:08:03,266 and unscrupulous scoundrels 189 00:08:03,266 --> 00:08:05,867 as exists on the face of the globe, 190 00:08:05,867 --> 00:08:09,133 who are banded together in a regular organization 191 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,667 and have reduced villainy to a science." 192 00:08:11,667 --> 00:08:13,567 They are the most infamous outlaws 193 00:08:13,567 --> 00:08:15,433 that you've probably never heard of. 194 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:18,133 In some ways it may be the first organized crime in the country. 195 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:19,266 These guys were meticulous, 196 00:08:19,266 --> 00:08:21,467 they were strategic and they were innovative. 197 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:23,667 -This brings us to the trains. -Yeah, to the trains. 198 00:08:23,667 --> 00:08:25,867 So tell me about their first robbery. 199 00:08:25,867 --> 00:08:27,667 October 6, 1866. 200 00:08:27,667 --> 00:08:29,333 They boarded the train right here in Seymour. 201 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:30,367 They just got on at the station 202 00:08:30,367 --> 00:08:32,133 -like a regular passenger. -[Josh] Uh-huh. 203 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,300 [Lance] They put on masks to hide their faces, 204 00:08:33,300 --> 00:08:35,567 and they just robbed the express car at gunpoint. 205 00:08:35,567 --> 00:08:37,967 They made off with about $15,000, 206 00:08:37,967 --> 00:08:39,967 which is the equivalent of maybe a quarter million dollars today. 207 00:08:39,967 --> 00:08:41,967 -That's a huge haul. -Huge haul. 208 00:08:41,967 --> 00:08:44,467 Their first train robbery, they get the equivalent of a quarter mil. 209 00:08:44,467 --> 00:08:45,767 A quarter million dollars today. 210 00:08:45,767 --> 00:08:47,133 -Simple as that. -Simple as that. 211 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,634 This is now such like a western bad guy trope, 212 00:08:49,700 --> 00:08:51,433 but to them, this is like state of the art. 213 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:52,934 Yeah, absolutely, no one had ever done it before, 214 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,600 so they didn't know how to protect against it. 215 00:08:55,567 --> 00:08:58,266 [Josh] In an era before Venmo, or even money wiring, 216 00:08:58,266 --> 00:09:00,266 the trains were ripe for the picking 217 00:09:00,266 --> 00:09:02,767 because they were often loaded with hard cash 218 00:09:02,767 --> 00:09:05,166 being moved from bank to bank. 219 00:09:05,166 --> 00:09:07,367 And when the Renos robbed their first train, 220 00:09:07,367 --> 00:09:09,834 they made an enemy of the Pinkertons, 221 00:09:09,900 --> 00:09:10,767 the legendary firm 222 00:09:10,767 --> 00:09:13,433 that revolutionized law enforcement. 223 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:15,634 I love the Pinkertons. The Pinkertons are amazing. 224 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:16,800 The Pinkertons are like 225 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,000 somewhere between law enforcement and mercenaries. 226 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,467 [Lance] And they are as ruthless, uh, as the people that they are chasing. 227 00:09:22,467 --> 00:09:24,934 -So they're on the case? -They're on the case. 228 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:27,567 [Lance] And they are able to follow the tracks 229 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:31,033 of some of the gang members all the way back to Rockford 230 00:09:31,100 --> 00:09:31,967 and find all sorts of evidence 231 00:09:31,967 --> 00:09:33,233 that they had committed the crime, 232 00:09:33,233 --> 00:09:36,266 but they aren't able to secure a conviction in Rockford. 233 00:09:36,266 --> 00:09:38,533 -No justice in Rockford. -No justice in Rockford. 234 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,066 -Yeah. Surprise! Surprise! -[laughs] 235 00:09:40,066 --> 00:09:41,233 The Renos own this town. 236 00:09:41,233 --> 00:09:43,467 They own the town. You might as well call it Reno Town. 237 00:09:43,467 --> 00:09:45,133 [Josh] The first two trains they robbed 238 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,934 made the Renos wealthier than they'd ever been. 239 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,100 But these were just a warmup for what was to come. 240 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:52,166 There were three train robberies, 241 00:09:52,166 --> 00:09:53,667 and it was only the third train robbery, 242 00:09:53,667 --> 00:09:55,867 which was in May of 1868 243 00:09:55,867 --> 00:09:58,300 that they made the really big score. 244 00:10:00,367 --> 00:10:02,667 In that third robbery they make off with how much? 245 00:10:02,667 --> 00:10:06,667 Around $96,000 in cash and gold. 246 00:10:06,667 --> 00:10:09,734 A lot of that would have been the $20 gold piece 247 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:10,867 that was called the double eagle. 248 00:10:10,867 --> 00:10:12,033 Yes. 249 00:10:12,033 --> 00:10:14,867 So this is a hugely valuable coin to collectors today. 250 00:10:14,867 --> 00:10:17,567 A mint double eagle gold coin could be... 251 00:10:17,567 --> 00:10:20,433 -$2,500 to $5,000. -For one coin? 252 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:22,433 [Lance] For one coin, maybe even more, 253 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:24,467 because this would be associated with the Reno gang. 254 00:10:24,467 --> 00:10:27,767 Right. So we could be talking ten million? 255 00:10:27,767 --> 00:10:28,667 Or more. 256 00:10:28,667 --> 00:10:30,133 -A mother lode. -[chuckles] A mother lode. 257 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,667 -Right. -A whole lot of money. 258 00:10:31,667 --> 00:10:34,634 And then the big question. Is it still out there? 259 00:10:34,700 --> 00:10:37,467 They stole so much over such a short period of time, 260 00:10:37,467 --> 00:10:39,667 they could not possibly have spent all that. 261 00:10:39,667 --> 00:10:42,166 -Right. -By the end of the year of 1868, 262 00:10:42,166 --> 00:10:43,367 they have all been caught. 263 00:10:43,367 --> 00:10:45,533 And that means it's out there somewhere. 264 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,100 In fact, when the last two brothers are caught, 265 00:10:48,100 --> 00:10:49,467 and that was Sim and William, 266 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:51,634 they tried to bribe the sheriff by saying, 267 00:10:51,700 --> 00:10:53,567 "If you let us go, we'll tell you where we buried the loot." 268 00:10:53,567 --> 00:10:56,367 There is an explicit claim that money is buried. 269 00:10:56,367 --> 00:10:58,367 [Lance] That money is buried. The problem is where. 270 00:10:58,367 --> 00:10:59,600 [Josh] Right. 271 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,433 [Lance] But there was one place they always started, 272 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:02,600 and they always went back to. 273 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,066 -Rockford. -[Lance] Rockford and the original farm. 274 00:11:05,066 --> 00:11:06,967 But the problem is that, you know, the farm's not there anymore. 275 00:11:06,967 --> 00:11:08,867 No one knows where the original homestead is. 276 00:11:08,867 --> 00:11:09,800 Right. 277 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,367 But it happens that there's a person today 278 00:11:12,367 --> 00:11:15,166 who thinks he's found the location of the Reno farm. 279 00:11:15,166 --> 00:11:17,367 -Where this gang was centered. -Where they were centered. 280 00:11:17,367 --> 00:11:19,000 And where they might have buried their treasure. 281 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,734 Sounds like I'm going to Rockford. 282 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,166 -Goin' to Rockford. -Thanks, Lance. 283 00:11:22,166 --> 00:11:23,367 -Cheers. -Thanks, Josh. 284 00:11:23,367 --> 00:11:25,100 All right, boys, play me out. 285 00:11:25,100 --> 00:11:26,900 [folk music playing] 286 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,066 [Josh] The Rockford of the Renos era is long gone, 287 00:11:35,066 --> 00:11:38,066 more of an idea than an actual place. 288 00:11:38,066 --> 00:11:40,500 All that's really left is a sign and a vineyard. 289 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:43,800 A winery. Not a bad place for a treasure hunt. 290 00:11:44,266 --> 00:11:45,867 But the man I'm here to meet 291 00:11:45,867 --> 00:11:48,934 may be about to put Rockford back on the map. 292 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,367 On the winery's property... 293 00:11:53,367 --> 00:11:54,367 -Hey! -[laughs] 294 00:11:54,367 --> 00:11:57,133 I say hello to treasure hunter Troy McCormick. 295 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:58,667 -Hey. Nice to meet you. -Welcome to Indiana. 296 00:11:58,667 --> 00:11:59,767 -Hey, thrilled to be here. -Great. 297 00:11:59,767 --> 00:12:01,867 Okay, let's talk Reno gang. 298 00:12:01,867 --> 00:12:02,500 You bet. 299 00:12:02,500 --> 00:12:04,367 First of all, no question, 300 00:12:04,367 --> 00:12:05,934 these guys stole a lot of money. 301 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,567 This one train robbery, the third one, 302 00:12:07,567 --> 00:12:08,767 we call the big one. 303 00:12:08,767 --> 00:12:11,033 They got $96,000. 304 00:12:11,100 --> 00:12:13,066 And that's in 1866 money. 305 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:14,867 Right, and I think we can say 306 00:12:14,867 --> 00:12:17,066 that that money's got to still be out there somewhere. 307 00:12:17,066 --> 00:12:20,233 It has never been found, except for one instance 308 00:12:20,300 --> 00:12:21,934 where they found a jar of coins 309 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,467 that was tied to one of the Reno gang. 310 00:12:24,467 --> 00:12:26,767 [Josh] Shortly after the gang was brought to justice, 311 00:12:26,767 --> 00:12:29,934 some nearby land belonging to one of the members was sold. 312 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,266 And the new owner unearthed a two and a half gallon fruit jar 313 00:12:33,266 --> 00:12:37,000 on the property, filled with gold double eagles. 314 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,133 And that was just one sixth of one train robbery. 315 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,734 This guy is one share. 316 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:41,900 -Crazy. -Yeah. 317 00:12:41,900 --> 00:12:44,567 Now, I'm willing to bet we're not the first two guys 318 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:45,634 that have gone looking for this treasure. 319 00:12:45,634 --> 00:12:48,767 No, people have been looking ever since the 1860s. 320 00:12:48,767 --> 00:12:49,634 And why haven't they found it? 321 00:12:49,634 --> 00:12:51,567 They weren't looking in the right spot. 322 00:12:51,567 --> 00:12:54,166 You're talking like a guy who knows where the right spot is. 323 00:12:54,166 --> 00:12:57,934 I have found where the original homestead was for the Renos. 324 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,433 -Which was where? -You're standing on it. 325 00:13:00,500 --> 00:13:01,667 This is the Reno homestead. 326 00:13:01,667 --> 00:13:02,667 This is it, right here. 327 00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:03,934 We're literally right here. 328 00:13:09,467 --> 00:13:10,867 This is the Reno homestead. 329 00:13:10,867 --> 00:13:12,734 You're standing right on it. 330 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,266 [Josh] I'm talking to treasure hunter Troy McCormick, 331 00:13:15,266 --> 00:13:17,000 who's looking for the buried fortune 332 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,133 of America's first train robbers, 333 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,333 the legendary Reno gang. 334 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,734 The location of their 1800s homestead 335 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,767 has been lost for over a century, 336 00:13:25,767 --> 00:13:27,533 until perhaps now. 337 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,166 -Two things helped me find this. -Okay. 338 00:13:29,166 --> 00:13:32,467 The first one was a written description by a local historian 339 00:13:32,467 --> 00:13:34,667 who said that the Reno homestead 340 00:13:34,667 --> 00:13:36,767 -was north of Seymour... -Uh-huh. 341 00:13:36,767 --> 00:13:38,634 -On a hill... -Check. 342 00:13:38,700 --> 00:13:40,433 Across from the cemetery. 343 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:41,767 -Which is where? -Right over here. 344 00:13:41,767 --> 00:13:43,000 Check. 345 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,734 And it's on the west side of the cut they made in the hill 346 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:47,100 for the railroad tracks. 347 00:13:47,100 --> 00:13:49,033 -Which is right over there. -[Josh] Which is right over there. 348 00:13:49,100 --> 00:13:50,767 [Troy] And that puts us right in this area. 349 00:13:50,767 --> 00:13:53,033 -[Josh] Okay, that puts us in the area. -Yes. 350 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:54,467 But we've got to do better than that. 351 00:13:54,467 --> 00:13:56,266 That's where my second clue came in. 352 00:13:56,266 --> 00:13:58,166 It was an amazing discovery. 353 00:13:58,166 --> 00:14:00,567 It was a true X-marks-the-spot moment. 354 00:14:00,567 --> 00:14:02,333 -Okay. -I want you to look at this. 355 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,266 Oh, my word. 356 00:14:06,266 --> 00:14:08,233 This is an old property map. 357 00:14:08,300 --> 00:14:10,467 This is an 1878, uh, plat map 358 00:14:10,467 --> 00:14:13,533 that shows land ownership on it. Look down here. 359 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:14,567 [Josh] The town of Rockford. 360 00:14:14,567 --> 00:14:16,233 [Troy] And then right below it. 361 00:14:16,300 --> 00:14:19,834 -[Josh] "W. Reno." -[Troy] Wilkinson Reno. 362 00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:21,266 This is the Reno homestead. 363 00:14:21,266 --> 00:14:23,467 This is ground zero right here. 364 00:14:23,467 --> 00:14:26,300 So what I did then was take a transparency 365 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:28,934 of that old plat map... 366 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,033 [Josh] Oh, this is so cool. 367 00:14:30,033 --> 00:14:33,266 So that I could lay it on top of the modern map. 368 00:14:33,266 --> 00:14:35,567 [Josh] And for modern markers on here, we've got what? 369 00:14:35,567 --> 00:14:37,734 -[Josh] We've got the river. -[Troy] Yes. 370 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:39,367 [Troy] But then we have the railroad line 371 00:14:39,367 --> 00:14:40,500 that comes right through Rockford, 372 00:14:40,500 --> 00:14:42,567 goes right here behind us, the same railroad tracks. 373 00:14:42,567 --> 00:14:45,066 That's huge. We are in the spot. 374 00:14:45,066 --> 00:14:46,767 We are here. In fact, you know what? 375 00:14:46,767 --> 00:14:49,166 Right over here... We're gonna look at this. 376 00:14:49,166 --> 00:14:50,634 ...is part of-- 377 00:14:50,700 --> 00:14:52,634 -This is part of the foundation. -It is. 378 00:14:52,700 --> 00:14:54,634 This shows where the house was, 379 00:14:54,700 --> 00:14:56,200 and you can even see... 380 00:14:56,767 --> 00:14:58,667 -It continues on. -It continues on. 381 00:14:58,667 --> 00:15:02,000 This place does make all the sense in the world to hide this loot. 382 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,166 That third big train robbery, 383 00:15:03,166 --> 00:15:04,734 that happened just down the tracks here, right? 384 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,667 [Troy] It did. They would have put the gold on their horses, 385 00:15:07,667 --> 00:15:11,000 come right up the tracks, buried it on the family farm, 386 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,266 and then hightailed it out of here 387 00:15:12,266 --> 00:15:13,767 before the Pinkertons could get here. 388 00:15:13,767 --> 00:15:16,133 And has anybody searched this land? 389 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,433 To my knowledge, no one has ever metal detected this area. 390 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:20,800 Well, let's change that. 391 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:22,967 [Josh] The Reno's had a gang, 392 00:15:22,967 --> 00:15:26,567 and to cover this much land, Troy has assembled one of his own. 393 00:15:26,567 --> 00:15:29,133 Metal detectorists Roger Diddleberger, 394 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,567 Bill Becker and Chris Place. 395 00:15:31,567 --> 00:15:34,533 The group arms themselves and we go straight to work, 396 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,467 searching for historic items from the homestead 397 00:15:37,467 --> 00:15:40,500 or historic currency from the Reno robberies. 398 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,634 [beeping] 399 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:44,700 Got a hit. 400 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:57,433 Oh! Hey, guys, guys, bottle cap. 401 00:15:57,500 --> 00:16:00,367 -Yay! Good job. -Thank you. Thank you for your support. 402 00:16:00,367 --> 00:16:02,600 I appreciate it. I'll be here all day. 403 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,400 Literally. 404 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,900 [Josh] Well, at least I got the bottle cap out of the way early. 405 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,734 Hopefully, there's more to find. 406 00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:15,867 I got something over here. 407 00:16:15,867 --> 00:16:17,133 -[Josh] Yeah? -Oh. 408 00:16:19,467 --> 00:16:20,533 What do you got? 409 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:21,500 [Chris] Uh, it's a shoe nail. 410 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:23,500 -[Josh] A horseshoe nail. -[Chris] Yeah. 411 00:16:24,367 --> 00:16:26,433 -[Troy] That's period. -[Josh] That is period. 412 00:16:26,500 --> 00:16:28,667 That is an old-school nail. Look at that. 413 00:16:28,667 --> 00:16:31,767 This is a square-headed handmade nail, 414 00:16:31,767 --> 00:16:34,233 dating back to the late 1800s. 415 00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:35,867 That is almost certainly from the Reno homestead... 416 00:16:35,867 --> 00:16:37,567 -Reno period, yes. -Farm, right. 417 00:16:37,567 --> 00:16:38,767 That would've been off one of their horses. 418 00:16:38,767 --> 00:16:40,233 That's right. 419 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,367 -Nice find. -Yeah, that's really cool. 420 00:16:42,367 --> 00:16:44,033 All right, so we're on the right track. 421 00:16:44,567 --> 00:16:45,734 We're pouring over land 422 00:16:45,734 --> 00:16:49,266 that hasn't been investigated in a century and a half. 423 00:16:49,266 --> 00:16:51,166 The team continues to sweep through the field 424 00:16:51,166 --> 00:16:53,600 and over into the vineyard, 425 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,767 where some of the finest wines 426 00:16:56,767 --> 00:16:58,600 in all of Indiana are produced. 427 00:17:01,166 --> 00:17:04,033 While we're looking for 19th century treasure, 428 00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:05,033 the first thing I dig up 429 00:17:05,033 --> 00:17:07,266 is from a distinctly different vintage. 430 00:17:07,266 --> 00:17:09,367 Hey, Josh, you find anything over there? 431 00:17:09,367 --> 00:17:10,767 Nothing yet. 432 00:17:10,767 --> 00:17:11,934 [Troy] Okay. 433 00:17:13,567 --> 00:17:15,500 Except this full-bodied Cab. 434 00:17:25,166 --> 00:17:27,233 [beeping] 435 00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:29,600 Strong hit there. 436 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:30,867 -You want the shovel for that one? -[rapid beeping] 437 00:17:30,867 --> 00:17:33,600 Yeah, I'll take it. Something solid there, for sure. 438 00:17:39,467 --> 00:17:40,433 [beeping] 439 00:17:40,500 --> 00:17:43,133 [rapid beeping] 440 00:17:44,166 --> 00:17:45,433 Ooh! 441 00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:46,734 What is that? 442 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:49,533 That's a knife. 443 00:17:49,533 --> 00:17:51,800 -[Troy] That's a pocket knife. -[Josh] That's a pocket knife. 444 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:53,734 Super old. 445 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,767 -Probably had wooden pieces on the side. -[Josh] Yeah. 446 00:17:56,767 --> 00:17:59,433 [Josh] This absolutely feels like it could be period. 447 00:17:59,967 --> 00:18:01,934 Wow, that is something. 448 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,867 That could be a Reno gang knife right there. 449 00:18:03,867 --> 00:18:06,433 [Troy] It very well could be. It's been in the ground a long time 450 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:07,400 to be that deteriorated. 451 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:08,967 [Josh] That's a beauty. Look at that. 452 00:18:08,967 --> 00:18:10,467 We've got a little weapon here. 453 00:18:10,467 --> 00:18:11,867 -Yeah, a piece of history. -Yeah. 454 00:18:11,867 --> 00:18:14,233 -Now we just need the gold they stole. -That's right. 455 00:18:15,467 --> 00:18:17,667 [Josh] We continued to drift toward the tracks 456 00:18:17,667 --> 00:18:20,467 that carried the third train robbed by the gang, 457 00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:22,467 the one that netted them the largest take 458 00:18:22,467 --> 00:18:25,266 of their brief and brutal career. 459 00:18:25,266 --> 00:18:27,433 And we keep discovering that these fields 460 00:18:27,500 --> 00:18:29,266 are filled with historic finds. 461 00:18:29,266 --> 00:18:31,333 [beeping] 462 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,133 [Josh] I got an old bullet. 463 00:18:35,467 --> 00:18:36,834 -A bullet? -Yeah. 464 00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:38,266 -[beeps] -Old piece of lead. 465 00:18:38,266 --> 00:18:40,367 [Troy] Like a musket ball or something. 466 00:18:40,367 --> 00:18:42,767 Could be a musket ball. Could be an old 22. 467 00:18:42,767 --> 00:18:44,467 -Who knows? -[Troy laughs] 468 00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:46,567 Josh, I've got something round. 469 00:18:46,567 --> 00:18:48,600 -[Josh] Something round? -Yeah, and green. 470 00:18:51,100 --> 00:18:52,233 [Josh] You got what? You got a coin here? 471 00:18:52,233 --> 00:18:54,567 [Troy] I've got something round and green right here. 472 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:56,266 That's either a button or coin. 473 00:18:56,266 --> 00:18:59,233 -[Josh] That's a coin. That's a coin. -Oh, that is a coin. 474 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:01,367 [gasps] Indian Head. Look at that. 475 00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:03,533 -Look at that. -[Josh] That is unbelievable. 476 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,266 That is what is called an Indian Head penny 477 00:19:06,266 --> 00:19:07,300 for sure. 478 00:19:08,066 --> 00:19:09,500 This has got to be old. 479 00:19:11,066 --> 00:19:13,367 And that date is on there. That date is clear. 480 00:19:13,367 --> 00:19:15,233 Come on, Josh. What is it? 481 00:19:15,867 --> 00:19:17,300 You're gonna love this. You ready? 482 00:19:17,667 --> 00:19:20,100 1864. 483 00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:23,166 Oh, that's right in the heart of the Reno period. 484 00:19:23,166 --> 00:19:25,967 Right. This is two years before their big train robbery, 485 00:19:25,967 --> 00:19:28,533 but they are already way up to no good. 486 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,533 -[Troy] That's Reno. -[Josh] That's Reno. 487 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,567 I mean, that's big time Reno era, right? 488 00:19:32,567 --> 00:19:35,233 It's right in the middle of the Reno reign of terror. 489 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:37,367 Big time. So we got a horseshoe nail. 490 00:19:37,367 --> 00:19:38,166 Bullets and money. 491 00:19:38,166 --> 00:19:39,367 That's the Renos through and through. 492 00:19:39,367 --> 00:19:41,333 All we need now is guns and gold. 493 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,000 -We're gonna find it. Come on. -[Troy] Let's do it. 494 00:19:45,266 --> 00:19:47,967 [Josh] Now that we are in the money, we need to keep going. 495 00:19:47,967 --> 00:19:49,867 Historic coins are like potato chips. 496 00:19:49,867 --> 00:19:52,000 Nobody wants to stop at just one. 497 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,166 -[Bill] Hey, Josh. -Yeah. 498 00:19:59,166 --> 00:20:00,767 I got something old. 499 00:20:00,767 --> 00:20:01,734 It's a coin. 500 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,400 -You got a coin? -[Bill] Yep. 501 00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:05,400 [Josh] Here we go. 502 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:08,500 What do you got? 503 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,533 [Josh laughs] 504 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:17,867 [Bill] Uh, looks... Looks old. 505 00:20:17,867 --> 00:20:19,867 [Josh] Coin, where? [laughs] 506 00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:20,767 Look at that. 507 00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:23,100 In a field that was once the homestead 508 00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:25,567 of Indiana's notorious Reno Gang, 509 00:20:25,567 --> 00:20:28,033 we're searching for a stash of coins 510 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:30,333 from one of America's first train robberies. 511 00:20:30,967 --> 00:20:33,000 And, well, here's a coin now. 512 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,500 [Troy] Ooh. What is that? 513 00:20:36,967 --> 00:20:38,367 -[Josh] That's a Shield nickel. -[Troy] Oh, that's awesome. 514 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,467 -Look at that. That is a Shield nickel. -Shield. 515 00:20:40,467 --> 00:20:41,700 -Nice work. -Unbelievable. 516 00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:45,533 [Josh] Our luck has turned not on a dime, but on a nickel. 517 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,567 Specifically a Shield nickel. 518 00:20:47,567 --> 00:20:50,100 This is one of the earliest US minted coins. 519 00:20:50,100 --> 00:20:52,667 -[Troy] Right. -[Josh] So these are from when? 520 00:20:52,667 --> 00:20:55,266 -You know, they started 1866... -[Josh] Right. 521 00:20:55,266 --> 00:20:57,533 ...up until the 1880s. 522 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,266 If it's the early side of that, we are in the zone. 523 00:20:59,266 --> 00:21:02,266 The Reno's run ended in 1868. 524 00:21:02,266 --> 00:21:04,767 So, for this coin to be linked to the gang, 525 00:21:04,767 --> 00:21:06,967 it can't be dated any later than that. 526 00:21:06,967 --> 00:21:08,667 [Troy] Can you see the date on it? 527 00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:11,000 It should be, like, right under the Shield. 528 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,066 It's-- The problem is with these coins-- 529 00:21:13,066 --> 00:21:15,367 -[Troy] They wear so bad. -[Josh] They wear so quickly. 530 00:21:15,367 --> 00:21:16,867 So I see nothing under the Shield. 531 00:21:16,867 --> 00:21:17,600 It's worn off. 532 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,000 Can you tell on the other side 533 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:20,867 if it has stars or stars and rays? 534 00:21:20,867 --> 00:21:23,567 And if it's got stars and rays-- 535 00:21:23,567 --> 00:21:25,767 It does. It has stars and rays. 536 00:21:25,767 --> 00:21:26,867 [Troy] They only did that for two years. 537 00:21:26,867 --> 00:21:28,834 1866 and 1867. 538 00:21:28,900 --> 00:21:29,734 This is Reno Gang. 539 00:21:29,734 --> 00:21:31,967 I mean, [stutters] that's the money. 540 00:21:31,967 --> 00:21:34,266 -[Josh] Reno treasure right there, my friend. -[Troy chuckles] 541 00:21:34,266 --> 00:21:36,033 Whoo! All right, we're rocking and rolling. 542 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:36,700 Here we go. 543 00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:43,367 We keep metal detecting, 544 00:21:43,367 --> 00:21:45,867 hoping for more historic coins. 545 00:21:45,867 --> 00:21:47,467 But after another few hours, 546 00:21:47,467 --> 00:21:49,233 the field isn't producing them. 547 00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:54,667 -Okay, let's take stock of where we're at here, Troy. -[Troy] All right. 548 00:21:54,667 --> 00:21:56,767 -We've got awesome finds. -Yes. 549 00:21:56,767 --> 00:21:58,967 But no Mason jars full of gold yet. 550 00:21:58,967 --> 00:22:00,867 But this isn't the only place to look. 551 00:22:00,867 --> 00:22:02,166 -You got something else? -[Troy] I do. 552 00:22:02,166 --> 00:22:03,033 Okay. Talk to me. 553 00:22:03,033 --> 00:22:05,834 They roamed across the four-state area. 554 00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:08,433 -The Pinkertons knew about their homestead. -[Josh] Yup. 555 00:22:08,500 --> 00:22:11,433 -So you wouldn't want to put all your eggs in one basket. -[Josh] Okay. 556 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:13,266 So this other location is where? 557 00:22:13,266 --> 00:22:15,467 South of Seymour, deep in the woods. 558 00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:16,667 And you think it's promising? 559 00:22:16,667 --> 00:22:18,033 It's better than a bank vault. 560 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:19,867 -I'll take that. -[Troy] All right. 561 00:22:19,867 --> 00:22:21,033 -Shall we go? -[Troy] I think so. 562 00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:22,333 Let's check it out. Come on. 563 00:22:24,367 --> 00:22:26,367 The rest of the metal detecting dream team 564 00:22:26,367 --> 00:22:28,834 is going to continue to search the homestead. 565 00:22:29,767 --> 00:22:31,367 But Troy and I hit the road 566 00:22:31,367 --> 00:22:33,967 to find another Reno Gang hideout, 567 00:22:33,967 --> 00:22:38,233 one that he says is tightly linked to the gang's violent end. 568 00:22:38,300 --> 00:22:41,166 After this third train robbery, the big hit, 569 00:22:41,166 --> 00:22:43,634 what happens to the main members of the gang? 570 00:22:43,700 --> 00:22:46,667 They split. Two go to Canada, two go to Indianapolis. 571 00:22:46,667 --> 00:22:48,166 They just-- [stutters] They head out. 572 00:22:48,166 --> 00:22:51,367 -The heat is on, they get out of town. -[Troy] Correct. 573 00:22:51,367 --> 00:22:53,867 [Josh] But with the Reno brothers themselves in hiding, 574 00:22:53,867 --> 00:22:57,967 the rest of the gang recklessly decided to rob a fourth train. 575 00:22:57,967 --> 00:23:00,767 And this time, the Pinkertons were waiting. 576 00:23:00,767 --> 00:23:05,233 But the local citizens were tired of living under the Reno's tyranny. 577 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:09,133 So instead of a jury, the Reno gang faced a mob. 578 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,767 Hundreds of armed townspeople 579 00:23:10,767 --> 00:23:13,834 calling themselves the Red Mask Society, 580 00:23:13,900 --> 00:23:17,000 seized the six captured train robbers from the Pinkertons 581 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,367 and swiftly hanged them from a nearby tree. 582 00:23:20,367 --> 00:23:23,333 This is, uh, frontier justice. 583 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:24,600 It's vigilante justice. 584 00:23:25,667 --> 00:23:28,100 [Josh] As for the Renos, Frank, Simeon, 585 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:30,834 William and Charlie Anderson were later caught. 586 00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:35,233 And while awaiting trial, armed vigilantes stormed the jail 587 00:23:35,300 --> 00:23:37,800 and hanged them in their cell. 588 00:23:41,867 --> 00:23:44,934 With everything unraveling so quickly for this gang, 589 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,467 the treasure just, kind of, poof, vanishes. 590 00:23:47,467 --> 00:23:49,567 [Troy] The largest haul that they had, 591 00:23:49,567 --> 00:23:51,233 they had to hide somewhere 592 00:23:51,300 --> 00:23:52,567 because they all got out of town. 593 00:23:52,567 --> 00:23:56,166 [Josh] Legend holds that this cache of gold and silver coins 594 00:23:56,166 --> 00:23:58,567 was buried in several fruit jars, 595 00:23:58,567 --> 00:24:00,867 only one of which was ever recovered. 596 00:24:00,867 --> 00:24:02,967 [Troy] Think about all the money that they stole. 597 00:24:02,967 --> 00:24:04,567 Millions in today's money. 598 00:24:04,567 --> 00:24:05,967 And where did it go? 599 00:24:05,967 --> 00:24:07,233 That's the question. 600 00:24:07,233 --> 00:24:10,333 And it's a question Troy believes he knows the answer to, 601 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,433 after tirelessly investigating local lore. 602 00:24:13,500 --> 00:24:14,934 So, what are we talking about here? 603 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,567 Is this another farm? 604 00:24:16,567 --> 00:24:18,634 No, this is actually a cave. 605 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:20,033 A cave? 606 00:24:20,033 --> 00:24:24,467 And there's supposed to be a flat-top boulder with carvings on it. 607 00:24:24,467 --> 00:24:26,367 And you think you have an idea of where this place might be? 608 00:24:26,367 --> 00:24:30,967 [Troy] In my research, I found one reference to the landowner's name 609 00:24:30,967 --> 00:24:33,767 -back in the late 1800s. -Okay. 610 00:24:33,767 --> 00:24:36,233 And I've tracked that down and gotten permission 611 00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:38,867 from the current landowner to explore that property. 612 00:24:38,867 --> 00:24:40,367 [Josh] So it's how far from here? 613 00:24:40,367 --> 00:24:41,667 [Troy] About 30 miles. 614 00:24:41,667 --> 00:24:43,000 But the roads, when we get there, 615 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:44,367 are going to be a little rough. 616 00:24:44,367 --> 00:24:45,533 A little rough? 617 00:24:45,767 --> 00:24:46,834 A little rough. 618 00:24:47,500 --> 00:24:48,166 [Josh] Mm-hm. 619 00:24:48,166 --> 00:24:49,767 ♪♪ Yeah! ♪ 620 00:24:49,767 --> 00:24:53,166 ♪♪ Ride, stallion, ride They got me on the run ♪ 621 00:24:53,166 --> 00:24:54,200 Yikes! 622 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:56,767 ♪♪ Ride, stallion, ride Into the setting sun ♪ 623 00:24:56,767 --> 00:24:58,266 ♪♪ There's a man With a badge ♪ 624 00:24:58,266 --> 00:25:00,166 ♪♪ Who would want To shoot me dead ♪ 625 00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:01,467 All right, this is getting a little rugged. 626 00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:04,066 This place is supposed to be deep in the woods. 627 00:25:04,066 --> 00:25:07,133 ♪♪ And that's why I left My sweetheart Mary crying ♪ 628 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,133 ♪♪ I'll be running All my days ♪ 629 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:10,266 Good lord. 630 00:25:10,266 --> 00:25:12,100 ♪♪ To the end of the line ♪ 631 00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:13,934 [Josh] Here we go. Come on, come on, come on. 632 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,133 [Troy] Dig it, dig it. 633 00:25:16,567 --> 00:25:17,500 Whoo! 634 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:19,934 Let's see if we can get across this creek. 635 00:25:20,567 --> 00:25:21,700 Hang on. 636 00:25:24,667 --> 00:25:26,667 Oh, we got it, we got it, we got it. 637 00:25:26,667 --> 00:25:27,800 [Josh exclaiming] 638 00:25:29,300 --> 00:25:30,934 -We made it. -We're alive. 639 00:25:32,266 --> 00:25:34,867 That is what they call the end of the road, literally. 640 00:25:34,867 --> 00:25:36,000 I think we're on foot, yeah? 641 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,667 I guess we get in the creek now. 642 00:25:37,667 --> 00:25:38,934 All right. Time to get wet. 643 00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:42,934 We step out into a steady rain 644 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,066 on the edge of the property, 645 00:25:44,066 --> 00:25:47,166 rumored to hold a Reno hideout cave. 646 00:25:47,166 --> 00:25:50,533 Damp but undeterred, we wade into the stream. 647 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,467 Now, do we have any specifics about the cave itself? 648 00:25:53,467 --> 00:25:54,634 What it looks like? 649 00:25:54,634 --> 00:25:57,033 [Troy] We just know that it was a really large opening. 650 00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:58,166 -[Josh] Okay. -[Troy] The cavern itself 651 00:25:58,166 --> 00:26:00,433 was supposed to be big enough to ride horses into, 652 00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:02,967 and several men would be able to spend the night 653 00:26:02,967 --> 00:26:05,634 as a hideaway to get away from the law. 654 00:26:05,700 --> 00:26:07,734 Okay, so it's not gonna be some small, discreet thing. 655 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:08,667 No, it's gotta be big enough 656 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:10,433 -that horses will go into it. -Right. 657 00:26:10,500 --> 00:26:12,233 What about the carvings you mentioned earlier? 658 00:26:12,300 --> 00:26:14,533 [Troy] There's supposed to be, uh, a boulder 659 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,367 right in front of the cave. 660 00:26:16,367 --> 00:26:17,533 And it's got-- 661 00:26:17,533 --> 00:26:22,266 Someone's carved a handprint and a horseshoe, a sunburst. 662 00:26:22,266 --> 00:26:24,367 -Well, that's at least super specific. -[Troy] It is. 663 00:26:24,367 --> 00:26:25,533 We find that, and we know we're in the spot. 664 00:26:25,533 --> 00:26:28,133 -We're gonna know it when we see it. -[Josh] For sure. 665 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:32,734 As the rain continues to fall, 666 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,667 we trek through the creek, keeping our eyes peeled, 667 00:26:35,667 --> 00:26:38,133 but they don't need to stay peeled for long. 668 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,066 Whoa! What's that? 669 00:26:44,066 --> 00:26:45,266 Look at that! 670 00:26:45,266 --> 00:26:47,900 That is a cave. 671 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,467 That is definitely a cave. 672 00:26:51,467 --> 00:26:53,333 [Troy] That has to be what we're looking for. 673 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:54,667 [Josh] Oh, my God. 674 00:26:54,667 --> 00:26:57,066 This fits the description to a T. 675 00:26:57,066 --> 00:26:58,567 The cave appears to fit the bill. 676 00:26:58,567 --> 00:27:01,066 But is it the Reno Gang's hideout? 677 00:27:01,066 --> 00:27:02,667 That remains to be seen. 678 00:27:02,667 --> 00:27:07,333 But what I can tell you right now is that this is awesome. 679 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,100 If this is it, then there should be symbols here, right, in the rocks? 680 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,033 There should be a boulder with symbols. 681 00:27:12,100 --> 00:27:13,734 And there should be gold and silver 682 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,667 buried somewhere near the entrance. 683 00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:16,867 Outside or inside? 684 00:27:16,867 --> 00:27:17,867 That we don't know. 685 00:27:17,867 --> 00:27:19,533 Okay. We gotta search everywhere. 686 00:27:20,900 --> 00:27:23,834 We begin to metal detect while continuing to search 687 00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:27,900 for the mysterious symbols that are said to adorn the Reno Gang's cave. 688 00:27:41,367 --> 00:27:42,767 Josh, Josh! 689 00:27:42,767 --> 00:27:44,667 -What do you got? -[Troy] Oh, man. I got carvings. 690 00:27:44,667 --> 00:27:46,834 -What? -Rock carvings. 691 00:27:47,266 --> 00:27:48,400 [Josh] Get out of here. 692 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:51,300 Oh, my God! 693 00:27:54,266 --> 00:27:55,867 -Look. Have a look. -Oh! 694 00:27:55,867 --> 00:27:57,033 That's a horseshoe. 695 00:27:57,100 --> 00:27:58,266 That is a horseshoe. 696 00:27:58,266 --> 00:27:59,734 And I've got a hand. 697 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:01,300 That is a handprint. 698 00:28:02,100 --> 00:28:03,967 Deep in the wilds of Indiana, 699 00:28:03,967 --> 00:28:05,867 I'm searching for a remote cave 700 00:28:05,867 --> 00:28:08,000 that was reportedly used as a hideout 701 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,033 for the legendary train-robbing Reno Gang. 702 00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:14,467 And these markings, they have just sealed the deal. 703 00:28:14,467 --> 00:28:16,033 No way! 704 00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:18,000 Troy, this is real! 705 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,767 This is actually here. 706 00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:22,033 -These are initials. These are initials. -Yes, they are. 707 00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:23,667 [Josh] That is an "S" for sure. 708 00:28:23,667 --> 00:28:25,166 Could be Simeon. 709 00:28:25,166 --> 00:28:27,433 -Oh, yes, yes. -[Josh] Right? Simeon Reno. 710 00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:28,166 Member of the Reno Gang. 711 00:28:28,166 --> 00:28:29,467 And that's an "M" or a "W". 712 00:28:29,467 --> 00:28:31,567 -That could be a "W". -"W" could be William. 713 00:28:31,567 --> 00:28:32,767 -William Reno. -Another brother. 714 00:28:32,767 --> 00:28:34,033 [Josh] That's the sun. 715 00:28:34,033 --> 00:28:35,867 Look at that, circle in the middle and rays coming out of it. 716 00:28:35,867 --> 00:28:37,333 It's a perfect representation. 717 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,433 This is actually here. 718 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:43,166 I don't want to sound rude, but I assumed this legend was [bleep]. 719 00:28:43,166 --> 00:28:44,467 Yeah, well... 720 00:28:44,467 --> 00:28:48,066 This story of these carvings outside of this cave, 721 00:28:48,066 --> 00:28:49,667 that part of it is true. 722 00:28:49,667 --> 00:28:50,834 This is real! 723 00:28:52,166 --> 00:28:54,100 I love it when a legend comes to life. 724 00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:56,133 -Amen. -Wow. 725 00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:57,400 Come on! 726 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,000 I'm chomping at the bit to get in the cave now. 727 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:00,700 Let's go find the gold and silver. 728 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:02,233 Let's do it. 729 00:29:02,233 --> 00:29:04,834 There can be no doubt that this is the cave 730 00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:07,567 referred to in the Reno legend. 731 00:29:07,567 --> 00:29:12,367 Now we head inside to find the money rumored to be buried in glass jars. 732 00:29:12,367 --> 00:29:14,700 Okay, Troy, let's see what's in this cave. 733 00:29:16,066 --> 00:29:17,166 Whoo! 734 00:29:17,166 --> 00:29:19,567 -Look at this place. -[Troy] Wow. 735 00:29:19,567 --> 00:29:22,066 [Josh] Talking about the Reno Gang being able to bring horses in here, 736 00:29:22,066 --> 00:29:23,367 you can bring a school bus in here. 737 00:29:23,367 --> 00:29:24,467 [Troy] Oh, easily. 738 00:29:24,467 --> 00:29:26,133 What a great place to hide out. 739 00:29:28,367 --> 00:29:33,133 It is so incredible to think that those symbols outside 740 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,734 put us in this legend, in this story. 741 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,400 You can just imagine the Reno Gang coming through here. 742 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,233 Let's start looking around, see what we see. 743 00:29:49,767 --> 00:29:52,734 -Oh, Troy. -What's that? 744 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:54,734 Look at how far back this goes. 745 00:29:55,667 --> 00:29:57,467 Are you kidding me? 746 00:29:57,467 --> 00:29:58,300 -[Troy chuckling] -[Josh] What? 747 00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:00,166 That's, like, a whole river channel. 748 00:30:00,166 --> 00:30:01,867 [Josh] How deep is that? 749 00:30:01,867 --> 00:30:03,634 There's one way to find out. 750 00:30:07,867 --> 00:30:09,300 Ooh, that's deep. 751 00:30:09,667 --> 00:30:11,634 That's up to my knees. 752 00:30:11,700 --> 00:30:14,133 Underneath my feet, it just feels like bedrock. 753 00:30:16,567 --> 00:30:18,233 This is endless. 754 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:19,867 [Troy] It just goes and goes. 755 00:30:19,867 --> 00:30:22,266 This is some goony [bleep] here. 756 00:30:22,266 --> 00:30:23,867 And thanks to the rain outside, 757 00:30:23,867 --> 00:30:26,700 it's getting wetter in here by the second. 758 00:30:30,100 --> 00:30:31,500 This is crazy. 759 00:30:31,500 --> 00:30:35,467 But we may be walking in the soggy footsteps of the Reno Gang. 760 00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:37,934 [Troy] This water is still carving out, 761 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,133 making this tunnel deeper. 762 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:40,867 [Josh] Totally. 763 00:30:40,867 --> 00:30:43,233 Hopefully, with that rain out there, this doesn't flash flood. 764 00:30:49,567 --> 00:30:53,900 Okay, so, water channel keeps going this way. 765 00:30:54,967 --> 00:30:57,767 We've got dry land up here. I'm gonna search up here. 766 00:30:57,767 --> 00:30:59,367 -You look down here, yeah? -Sounds good. 767 00:30:59,367 --> 00:31:00,667 I'm gonna actually start on this gravel, 768 00:31:00,667 --> 00:31:02,133 -and I'll work that way. -Sounds good. 769 00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:09,867 It's so weird back here. 770 00:31:09,867 --> 00:31:12,066 We've got these channels that have been cut by the water. 771 00:31:12,066 --> 00:31:13,567 But then you get these high shelves. 772 00:31:13,567 --> 00:31:16,033 They're all caked in mud. 773 00:31:22,166 --> 00:31:24,800 Looks like something's burned up here. 774 00:31:27,467 --> 00:31:30,000 -Oh, Troy! -What? 775 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,266 [chuckles] Come here. Look at this. 776 00:31:32,266 --> 00:31:33,533 [Troy] I'll be right there. 777 00:31:36,066 --> 00:31:37,166 Hey, look at this. 778 00:31:37,166 --> 00:31:38,767 [Troy] What you got up here? 779 00:31:38,767 --> 00:31:41,433 Oh, my gosh! 780 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:42,567 [Josh] It's a lamp. 781 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:44,367 -Yeah? -That's an old oil lamp. 782 00:31:44,367 --> 00:31:45,767 Ooh, down there, there's more of it. 783 00:31:45,767 --> 00:31:47,166 -[Troy] There's more. -[Josh] Look at that. 784 00:31:47,166 --> 00:31:49,567 -That's where the wick came out, right there. -[Josh] That's right. 785 00:31:49,567 --> 00:31:50,700 Glass is missing. 786 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:52,567 -This is what cradles that glass, right? -[Troy] Yes. 787 00:31:52,567 --> 00:31:55,166 And then that's the burner top, yeah? 788 00:31:55,166 --> 00:31:57,433 -[Troy] Yup. -[Josh] It's all burned and rusted. 789 00:31:57,500 --> 00:31:59,500 And then that's part of the body down there, right? 790 00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:01,700 Oh, it's a long stretch. 791 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,867 Here's the body. Look at that. 792 00:32:05,867 --> 00:32:07,667 That's amazing. 793 00:32:07,667 --> 00:32:09,166 This is old. 794 00:32:09,166 --> 00:32:11,667 What was somebody doing back here with this? 795 00:32:11,667 --> 00:32:13,166 We're not the first ones in this cave. 796 00:32:13,166 --> 00:32:16,233 That's a cool piece of history right there. 797 00:32:16,767 --> 00:32:18,767 -Nice. -That's amazing. 798 00:32:18,767 --> 00:32:21,300 All right, let's photograph this and keep moving. 799 00:32:22,367 --> 00:32:25,767 The lamp appears to be 19th or early 20th century. 800 00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:29,033 Clear evidence that people were here long ago. 801 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:32,233 To see if those people were, to pick one profession at random, 802 00:32:32,300 --> 00:32:33,667 train robbers, 803 00:32:33,667 --> 00:32:36,033 we continue deeper into the cave. 804 00:32:37,166 --> 00:32:39,133 It's getting narrower back here. 805 00:32:40,367 --> 00:32:41,734 [grunts] 806 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:43,133 -[Josh] Are you okay, Troy? -[Troy] Yup. 807 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:44,834 I can hardly fit back here. 808 00:32:51,300 --> 00:32:54,500 Oh, I think we might be at the end of the line here. 809 00:32:56,066 --> 00:32:57,367 [Troy] Oh. 810 00:32:57,367 --> 00:32:59,233 [Josh] Yeah, that water is seeping in from somewhere over here, 811 00:32:59,300 --> 00:33:01,133 but it's pretty much-- That's it. 812 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,166 End of the line, but I think not the end of the story. 813 00:33:03,166 --> 00:33:04,233 Definitely not. 814 00:33:04,233 --> 00:33:06,967 I mean, look, the legend says they buried treasure 815 00:33:06,967 --> 00:33:08,567 near the entrance of the cave, right? 816 00:33:08,567 --> 00:33:10,266 -That's right. -And we've gone way past that. 817 00:33:10,266 --> 00:33:11,867 -We're way into this cave system. -[Josh] Yeah. 818 00:33:11,867 --> 00:33:14,266 Anything that was back here would have been washed out by now. 819 00:33:14,266 --> 00:33:17,166 I think we've got to focus our efforts back toward that entrance. 820 00:33:17,166 --> 00:33:19,100 -Sounds good. -Let's do it. Come on. 821 00:33:20,166 --> 00:33:22,734 We turn around and start back toward the opening. 822 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:27,133 But the rain falling above is now making its way underground. 823 00:33:30,066 --> 00:33:32,300 [Troy] Oh, look at this raging water. 824 00:33:34,467 --> 00:33:36,333 This water is deeper. 825 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,166 [Troy] Ooh. I think the water level's coming up in this cave. 826 00:33:40,166 --> 00:33:41,667 Okay, we gotta get the hell out of here. Come on. 827 00:33:41,667 --> 00:33:43,934 This is way deeper than earlier. 828 00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:53,533 [Troy] I think we're getting close now. 829 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,100 [Josh] Yeah, we're almost there. 830 00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:56,667 Here we go. It shallows up in here. 831 00:33:56,667 --> 00:33:58,133 [Troy] Oh, good. 832 00:33:59,967 --> 00:34:01,133 Whoo! 833 00:34:03,767 --> 00:34:05,333 Like everything else in the cave, 834 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,166 we've been washed back out to the entrance, 835 00:34:08,166 --> 00:34:11,834 where we eagerly return to metal detecting for the Reno's treasure. 836 00:34:14,467 --> 00:34:16,667 Let's look around on these slopes next to the cave. 837 00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:18,266 This area looks pretty undisturbed. 838 00:34:18,266 --> 00:34:20,367 I think it'd be a lot easier to bury something here in the dirt 839 00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:21,767 than it would down in the gravels of the cave. 840 00:34:21,767 --> 00:34:23,567 And less chance of it getting swept away. 841 00:34:23,567 --> 00:34:25,400 -Good point. -[Josh] Yeah. Let's look around. 842 00:34:26,467 --> 00:34:28,867 So we move up to the bank of the creek 843 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:31,533 to see if we can make a valuable withdrawal. 844 00:34:32,367 --> 00:34:33,900 [metal detector humming] 845 00:34:35,300 --> 00:34:38,500 There's something here for sure. 846 00:34:40,367 --> 00:34:41,266 [metal detector beeping] 847 00:34:41,266 --> 00:34:44,100 Josh, I've got a screaming hit over here. 848 00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:45,567 [Josh] Yeah, I got something here, too. 849 00:34:45,567 --> 00:34:47,600 It's down about eight inches. 850 00:34:58,867 --> 00:35:01,567 Josh, I've got a Mason jar lid over here. 851 00:35:01,567 --> 00:35:02,834 You do? 852 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:04,934 -Does it look old? -[Troy] Oh, definitely. 853 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,066 It's still got the porcelain liner in it. 854 00:35:07,066 --> 00:35:08,867 I mean, that's exactly what we're looking for. 855 00:35:08,867 --> 00:35:10,934 That's part of the story, right? 856 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,333 They're burying stuff in fruit jars, Mason jars? 857 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:15,967 That's right. This very well could have held some coins. 858 00:35:15,967 --> 00:35:17,433 We'll look around there for sure. 859 00:35:17,433 --> 00:35:19,700 -I got something here. I don't know what it is. -[metal detector beeping] 860 00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:22,133 It's right there. 861 00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:28,934 We know that the Reno Gang buried gold double eagle coins in fruit jars. 862 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,100 This could be a sign that we're on top of another cache. 863 00:35:32,100 --> 00:35:34,700 We may be inches from treasure. 864 00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:37,000 That's deep enough down. 865 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,800 That could be something old. 866 00:35:39,700 --> 00:35:41,433 Oh. 867 00:35:42,166 --> 00:35:43,900 Holy [bleep]. Troy! 868 00:35:44,467 --> 00:35:45,567 -Troy! -[Troy] Yeah. 869 00:35:45,567 --> 00:35:47,367 -[Josh] Come here. -[Troy] Oh, a sec. 870 00:35:47,367 --> 00:35:48,734 Oh, I got something. 871 00:35:49,967 --> 00:35:51,500 [Josh exclaims] 872 00:35:57,367 --> 00:36:00,967 While the Reno Gang's reign of terror has long since ended. 873 00:36:00,967 --> 00:36:06,133 Right here in Seymour, there is one lasting reminder of their dark legacy. 874 00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:11,166 One of the members of the Reno Gang was held in this very cell 875 00:36:11,166 --> 00:36:14,734 before being dragged out by a mob and hanged. 876 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:15,700 [producer] Go in the cell. 877 00:36:15,700 --> 00:36:17,433 -You go in the cell. -Just get in there. 878 00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:18,567 Why do you want me to get in there? 879 00:36:18,567 --> 00:36:20,100 It looks good. Go in and-- [stammers] 880 00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:20,767 Then we'll get a shot. 881 00:36:20,767 --> 00:36:22,033 You're gonna lock me in it. 882 00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:23,834 -No. -Sure. Okay. 883 00:36:23,900 --> 00:36:25,000 It doesn't lock anymore, right? 884 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:26,033 -No. -Okay. 885 00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:27,133 That'd be illegal. 886 00:36:27,133 --> 00:36:29,233 All right. Well, here we go. Here's your shot. 887 00:36:29,300 --> 00:36:31,100 [producer] Here, let me just get it all the way. 888 00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:35,133 It's lunch. 889 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,734 Well, I don't think anybody saw that coming. 890 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,000 [banging on door] 891 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,233 [Josh] Guys! 892 00:36:41,567 --> 00:36:42,400 Of course. 893 00:36:46,300 --> 00:36:49,000 I think the Reno Gang peed in here. 894 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,900 [Josh] I got something here. I don't know what it is. 895 00:36:56,166 --> 00:36:57,600 [exclaims] 896 00:36:58,166 --> 00:36:59,000 -Troy. -[Troy] Yeah. 897 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,333 [Josh] Come here. 898 00:37:00,333 --> 00:37:03,233 Searching for the lost fortune of the notorious Reno Gang, 899 00:37:03,300 --> 00:37:06,333 treasure hunter Troy McCormick and I have found a cave 900 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,467 that may have been one of their hideouts, 901 00:37:08,467 --> 00:37:11,266 and possibly some of their old gear as well. 902 00:37:11,266 --> 00:37:13,100 I thought this was a spoon, but it's not. 903 00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:14,233 Look at this. 904 00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:17,333 I think that's a musket ball mold. 905 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,000 [Troy] It's deep enough for a small caliber. 906 00:37:20,667 --> 00:37:22,033 [Josh] Look, you can see-- 907 00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:23,367 [Troy] You can clearly see where it was hinged. 908 00:37:23,367 --> 00:37:25,834 [Josh] This was hinged. And this is hollow. 909 00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:27,600 That is right in the time period. 910 00:37:28,266 --> 00:37:30,066 That's, like, Civil War era. 911 00:37:30,066 --> 00:37:32,367 Not everybody carried those with them. 912 00:37:32,367 --> 00:37:35,133 Sitting around a campfire, nothing to do, 913 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:36,867 so you're making some extra bullets. 914 00:37:36,867 --> 00:37:41,533 [Josh] Muskets weren't fully replaced by revolvers until the late 19th century. 915 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:45,133 And the Reno Gang would certainly have had some in their arsenal. 916 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:46,066 Find of the day right there. 917 00:37:46,066 --> 00:37:47,667 Nicely done. 918 00:37:47,667 --> 00:37:48,600 That's incredible. 919 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,834 And that jar lid you got is right over there? 920 00:37:50,900 --> 00:37:52,367 [Troy] Correct. It's right there. 921 00:37:52,367 --> 00:37:53,467 -I feel like maybe we're in, like, a campsite area. -We're in a good spot. 922 00:37:53,467 --> 00:37:55,033 Yeah, big time. 923 00:37:56,700 --> 00:37:59,767 The evidence of habitation is piling up quickly out here. 924 00:37:59,767 --> 00:38:04,333 But it's now time, as a wise man once said, to show me the money. 925 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,166 Troy, I'm still getting a signal down here. 926 00:38:06,166 --> 00:38:07,166 [metal detector beeping] 927 00:38:07,166 --> 00:38:09,333 -In the same hole? -[Josh] Yeah, right near it. 928 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,367 -What have you got? -I don't know, man. 929 00:38:11,367 --> 00:38:12,467 So here, I'll turn this off. 930 00:38:12,467 --> 00:38:14,934 I got a hit on the right side here. 931 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:15,934 Do you get that? 932 00:38:17,467 --> 00:38:19,133 [metal detector beeping] 933 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:20,800 [Troy] I think there's one right there. 934 00:38:22,266 --> 00:38:23,934 [Josh] Boy, it feels like there's something there. 935 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,233 Let me see that shovel. 936 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,867 [Troy] Try digging right there. 937 00:38:27,867 --> 00:38:29,100 Okay. 938 00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:31,066 Gonna take out a big piece. 939 00:38:31,066 --> 00:38:33,300 We'll see if that gets us anywhere. 940 00:38:38,967 --> 00:38:39,867 [metal detector beeping rapidly] 941 00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:41,433 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 942 00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:43,600 -You see this? -[Troy] Little silver circle. 943 00:38:44,900 --> 00:38:46,100 [Josh] Is that a coin? 944 00:38:47,467 --> 00:38:49,700 Get the hell out of here. Is that a coin? 945 00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:55,033 [Troy] Oh, my gosh, it is. 946 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:56,233 That is a coin. 947 00:38:56,300 --> 00:38:57,600 That's silver. 948 00:38:59,266 --> 00:39:02,133 That's silver right there. Look at that shine. 949 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,467 The target that was trying to get away from us. 950 00:39:04,467 --> 00:39:07,033 [Josh] Are you kidding me? 951 00:39:07,100 --> 00:39:09,533 -There's somebody on it. -[Troy] That's a Seated dime. 952 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:11,467 What? What is a Seated dime? 953 00:39:11,467 --> 00:39:14,166 -[Troy] Mid-1800s. -Get out of here. 954 00:39:14,166 --> 00:39:17,033 Early to mid-1800s. 955 00:39:17,100 --> 00:39:18,367 Hit it one more time. 956 00:39:18,367 --> 00:39:20,367 There should be a date right underneath of that seated woman. 957 00:39:20,367 --> 00:39:24,100 I know this sounds crazy, but I swear to you it says 1840 something. 958 00:39:24,667 --> 00:39:26,300 '41, '43? 959 00:39:27,066 --> 00:39:29,467 Josh, you nailed an old coin. 960 00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:31,600 Are you kidding me? 961 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,367 Named for the seated image of Liberty on its face, 962 00:39:35,367 --> 00:39:38,967 a Seated dime from the Reno era is a huge deal. 963 00:39:38,967 --> 00:39:42,133 It's potentially valuable from a collectible standpoint, 964 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:47,934 but more importantly, it puts a firm date on when people were using this area. 965 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:51,467 Dude, this is literally buried silver. 966 00:39:51,467 --> 00:39:56,367 You know, the legend said they buried silver and gold near the mouth of the cave. 967 00:39:56,367 --> 00:39:59,767 You found silver near the mouth of the cave. 968 00:39:59,767 --> 00:40:01,634 I'm literally speechless. 969 00:40:01,700 --> 00:40:04,467 And this was right next to that bullet mold handle. 970 00:40:04,467 --> 00:40:06,967 That's right. I mean, a foot away. 971 00:40:06,967 --> 00:40:09,133 That's a great coin any day of the year. 972 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:10,300 [Josh] Wow. 973 00:40:10,967 --> 00:40:11,967 That's just gorgeous. 974 00:40:11,967 --> 00:40:13,433 [Josh] It's beautiful. 975 00:40:13,500 --> 00:40:15,700 Buried treasure, check. 976 00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:19,634 With silver in our pockets, 977 00:40:19,700 --> 00:40:21,467 we continue to scour the forest 978 00:40:21,467 --> 00:40:23,266 until the sun sets, 979 00:40:23,266 --> 00:40:26,100 and with it, our investigation of the Reno Gang. 980 00:40:28,166 --> 00:40:30,166 Like the Reno brothers themselves, 981 00:40:30,166 --> 00:40:35,333 the story of the Reno Gang has been buried deep beneath the Indiana soil. 982 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:39,066 They ushered in an entirely new era of American crime. 983 00:40:39,066 --> 00:40:41,867 Yet few outside this region have heard of them. 984 00:40:41,867 --> 00:40:45,533 Perhaps the vigilante mob that ended the Reno's reign 985 00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:47,533 happily swept them under the rug 986 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:49,367 and into the realm of legend. 987 00:40:49,367 --> 00:40:53,033 Or maybe they were just overshadowed by the Wild West outlaws 988 00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:55,433 that followed in their footsteps. 989 00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:59,367 But we shouldn't forget that the Renos and their story 990 00:40:59,367 --> 00:41:01,433 are uniquely American. 991 00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:03,934 A gang born from the bloody Civil War, 992 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,867 they preyed on the railroads that would expand the country, 993 00:41:06,867 --> 00:41:09,400 helping to create the Wild West era. 994 00:41:10,567 --> 00:41:13,266 And the mob justice that ended the Renos, 995 00:41:13,266 --> 00:41:16,266 that's sadly part of our history as well. 996 00:41:16,266 --> 00:41:20,066 But in 1868, the people of Seymour didn't see it like that. 997 00:41:20,066 --> 00:41:22,667 To them, as one local hero might put it, 998 00:41:22,667 --> 00:41:24,567 the Renos fought authority, 999 00:41:24,567 --> 00:41:26,834 and authority always wins. 1000 00:41:26,900 --> 00:41:28,667 [train horn blaring]