Treasure Hunter Freed After Refusing to Reveal Shipwreck Gold
Monday, 16 March, 2026100 words2 minutes
Tommy Thompson is a treasure hunter. He is 73 years old. He found gold from an old ship in 1988. The ship was called the SS Central America. It sank in 1857.
Many people gave Thompson money to find the ship. They wanted some of the gold. Thompson found the gold, but he did not give them money. The people were angry. They went to court.
Thompson ran away in 2012. Police found him in 2015. He went to prison because he would not tell where 500 gold coins are. Now he is free, but the coins are still missing.
