Money Boy finds $10000 in KC hotel room. Turns it in. Would you have done the same? - Page 3

Deberg_1990 · 05-29-2013, 06:31 PM

What would you have done?

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/29...otel-room.html

Ten-year-old Tyler Schaefer likes to find stuff.

He sticks his fingers in coin-operated machine slots, scans the ground for lost cash and looks for prize tickets hanging out of arcade games at Chuck E. Cheese.

But neither the boy nor his father was prepared for what Tyler would find in a drawer Saturday night in their room at the Hilton Kansas City Airport hotel.

It was $10,000, and for now no one has claimed it. If no one ever claims the money, it could some day belong to the Schaefers.

Cody Schaefer, Tyler’s father, said Tyler started looking for things a few years ago.

“He looks for stuff at random,” Schaefer said. “He’s very observant.”

About an hour after they checked into their room, Tyler began methodically opening all the drawers.

“What are you doing?” his dad asked.

“Somebody might have left something cool,” Tyler explained, while continuing his quest.

Then he announced: “I found money!”

Schaefer figured his son had stumbled upon a $10 bill or something. But when Schaefer looked closer, he saw neatly stacked bills totaling $10,000.

“Is that real?” Schaefer wondered.

The bills bore the appropriate water marks and appeared to have come from a bank, Schaefer said.

“We didn’t know what to do at first,” Schaefer said.

They contemplated various theories of how the money came to be abandoned. Maybe it was a drug dealer? Maybe it was someone who had recently sold a vehicle?

Schaefer told his son that they could not keep the cash because they didn’t know to whom it belonged.

“We need to call the cops,” Schaefer told him.

They found two off-duty police officers working security at the hotel and gave them the cash. The officers summoned Sgt. Randy Francis, a property and evidence supervisor, who logged and stored the cash at a police facility.

In 13 years working in property and evidence, Francis said, he has only seen one other instance of a large amount of cash being surrendered –– and it was about $1,000.

In that case, an older woman’s shopping cart ran over a wad of rolled up cash in a northeast area grocery store parking lot about five years ago. When no one stepped forward to claim it, the woman got it back, Francis said.

No one has called the hotel or tried to claim the $10,000 yet, which is surprising, Francis said.

“I think I would know I was missing $10,000 pretty quick,” he said.

Police don’t know how long the money has been in the room. They say it could have been hidden for months and they can’t track down every nightly guest who stayed in that room recently.

The hotel’s general manager did not return phone calls for this story.

According to Missouri statutes, lost money can revert to a finder after about seven months if no one can prove ownership.

Schaefer, a truck driver and mechanic who lives in South Dakota, meets his ex-wife in Kansas City every year to get his three children for summer vacation. It’s a central meeting point between their homes.

During their stopover in Kansas City this year, Schaefer and his kids visited the new Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland Discovery Center, where Tyler read every exhibit and completed the scavenger hunts. Tyler, a Cub Scout and fan of Pirates of the Caribbean movies, is always looking for clues and treasure, his dad said.

Schaefer told several friends and relatives about his son’s most recent “find,” and nearly everyone told him he did the right thing.

“But one person said I was an idiot,” he said.

The way Schaefer looks at it: “I didn’t come there with $10,000 and I didn’t leave with $10,000, so it was a wash.”

**Rain Man** · 05-29-2013, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

Two high paid hookers at the same time! After that who cares what happens because you've already lived the dream.

What if it turned out that the hookers were the ones who left the money in the room? That would be an unfortunate twist of fate.

Simply Red · 05-29-2013, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

No kidding, I'm sure he has plenty of filthy oil money already.

No - but he'd turn it in - trust me.

**Donger** · 05-29-2013, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RippedmyFlesh

So you would put yourself and family in harm's way over a criminal's 10k?

What criminal?

**chefsos** · 05-29-2013, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

What criminal?

The lesbian drug dealers, of course.

PunkinDrublic · 05-29-2013, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

What if it turned out that the hookers were the ones who left the money in the room? That would be an unfortunate twist of fate.

Well it wouldn't be the first time a couple of hookers have ripped me off I'm sorry to say.

**007** · 05-29-2013, 07:43 PM

I would turn it in but there is no way in hell I would allow them to do a story about it.

Psyko Tek · 05-29-2013, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

Yes...I would turn in all $2000 of it.

this
would be a little finders fee involved

**Bugeater** · 05-29-2013, 07:48 PM

If the money was really from some type of drug operation, I think the only person whose life would be in danger would be the dumbass who left it behind.

-King- · 05-29-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

If the money was really from some type of drug operation, I think the only person whose life would be in danger would be the dumbass who left it behind.

This.

beach tribe · 05-29-2013, 07:57 PM

****

and

No

beach tribe · 05-29-2013, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

You think somebody with so much money that they can just leave 10k laying around wouldn't have enough money to find out? If the person(S) that left the money remembers before you check out then all they have to do is knock on the hotel room door.

simply not worth the risk imo.

If the person doesn't remember the money at all then you get the money after no claim

If the person is a nice guy then you will probably get some kind of reward when claimed.

everything else just probably doesn't work out well for you if you don't turn it in.

When I find the 10K, I'm leaving with it. Goin to a nicer hotel.

Hootie · 05-29-2013, 08:06 PM

no ****ing way would I turn that shit in

Consistent1 · 05-29-2013, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

no ****ing way would I turn that shit in

You would have been checked in under Matt Cassell, so no worries anyway.

**Iowanian** · 05-29-2013, 08:15 PM

I am not sure.

The hotel I checked into tonight I found stuff too.

The first room, I found the blankets sheets and pillows off of the bed, and blood and likely DNA on the pillow that were piled across the room from the bed, obviously not cleaned. The 2nd room I found something too. In some places it could be referred to as a nugget, but in this case, it was just a piece of turd that wasn't mine.

ThaVirus · 05-29-2013, 08:17 PM

I'd love for something like that to happen to me. I'd be $10,000 richer..

05-29-2013, 06:31 PM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3914454	Boy finds $10000 in KC hotel room. Turns it in. Would you have done the same? What would you have done? http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/29...otel-room.html Ten-year-old Tyler Schaefer likes to find stuff. He sticks his fingers in coin-operated machine slots, scans the ground for lost cash and looks for prize tickets hanging out of arcade games at Chuck E. Cheese. But neither the boy nor his father was prepared for what Tyler would find in a drawer Saturday night in their room at the Hilton Kansas City Airport hotel. It was $10,000, and for now no one has claimed it. If no one ever claims the money, it could some day belong to the Schaefers. Cody Schaefer, Tyler’s father, said Tyler started looking for things a few years ago. “He looks for stuff at random,” Schaefer said. “He’s very observant.” About an hour after they checked into their room, Tyler began methodically opening all the drawers. “What are you doing?” his dad asked. “Somebody might have left something cool,” Tyler explained, while continuing his quest. Then he announced: “I found money!” Schaefer figured his son had stumbled upon a $10 bill or something. But when Schaefer looked closer, he saw neatly stacked bills totaling $10,000. “Is that real?” Schaefer wondered. The bills bore the appropriate water marks and appeared to have come from a bank, Schaefer said. “We didn’t know what to do at first,” Schaefer said. They contemplated various theories of how the money came to be abandoned. Maybe it was a drug dealer? Maybe it was someone who had recently sold a vehicle? Schaefer told his son that they could not keep the cash because they didn’t know to whom it belonged. “We need to call the cops,” Schaefer told him. They found two off-duty police officers working security at the hotel and gave them the cash. The officers summoned Sgt. Randy Francis, a property and evidence supervisor, who logged and stored the cash at a police facility. In 13 years working in property and evidence, Francis said, he has only seen one other instance of a large amount of cash being surrendered –– and it was about $1,000. In that case, an older woman’s shopping cart ran over a wad of rolled up cash in a northeast area grocery store parking lot about five years ago. When no one stepped forward to claim it, the woman got it back, Francis said. No one has called the hotel or tried to claim the $10,000 yet, which is surprising, Francis said. “I think I would know I was missing $10,000 pretty quick,” he said. Police don’t know how long the money has been in the room. They say it could have been hidden for months and they can’t track down every nightly guest who stayed in that room recently. The hotel’s general manager did not return phone calls for this story. According to Missouri statutes, lost money can revert to a finder after about seven months if no one can prove ownership. Schaefer, a truck driver and mechanic who lives in South Dakota, meets his ex-wife in Kansas City every year to get his three children for summer vacation. It’s a central meeting point between their homes. During their stopover in Kansas City this year, Schaefer and his kids visited the new Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland Discovery Center, where Tyler read every exhibit and completed the scavenger hunts. Tyler, a Cub Scout and fan of Pirates of the Caribbean movies, is always looking for clues and treasure, his dad said. Schaefer told several friends and relatives about his son’s most recent “find,” and nearly everyone told him he did the right thing. “But one person said I was an idiot,” he said. The way Schaefer looks at it: “I didn’t come there with $10,000 and I didn’t leave with $10,000, so it was a wash.”
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05-29-2013, 07:43 PM	#36
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	I would turn it in but there is no way in hell I would allow them to do a story about it. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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05-29-2013, 07:48 PM	#38
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6252680	If the money was really from some type of drug operation, I think the only person whose life would be in danger would be the dumbass who left it behind.
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05-29-2013, 07:57 PM	#40
beach tribe Keep doubting J MFing Houston Join Date: May 2007 Location: ft.lauderdale Casino cash: $4818036	**** and No
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05-29-2013, 08:06 PM	#42
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	no ****ing way would I turn that shit in
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05-29-2013, 08:15 PM	#44
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4768454	I am not sure. The hotel I checked into tonight I found stuff too. The first room, I found the blankets sheets and pillows off of the bed, and blood and likely DNA on the pillow that were piled across the room from the bed, obviously not cleaned. The 2nd room I found something too. In some places it could be referred to as a nugget, but in this case, it was just a piece of turd that wasn't mine.
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05-29-2013, 08:17 PM	#45
ThaVirus Settle this once and forever Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $2092369	I'd love for something like that to happen to me. I'd be $10,000 richer..
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