1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Just after the Civil War, a soldier casually took North Carolina's copy of a priceless founding document. A century later, the feds set up a sting operation to recover it. Here's a true story involving a fake tech millionaire, the Antiques Roadshow, and vanilla milkshakes from Cook Out. Music in this episode: &quot;Not Those Kind of People&quot; by Bombadil Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions Special Thanks: North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Joe Torsella and the Pennsylvania Treasurer's Office 2005 press conference audio provided by WRAL-TV This episode was originally entitled &quot;Stealing Bill,&quot; and was produced in 2018 as an episode of Our State magazine's &quot;Away Message.&quot; Production help from James Miezckowski. Additional Reading: Lost Rights: The Misadventures of a Stolen American Relic, by David Howard Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures, by Robert K. Wittman and John Shiffman North Carolina Rabbit Hole https://www.ncrabbithole.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41919575/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/203641405