Decades Old Safe Unearthed to Reveal A Haunting Family Secret

Bag of Bills

When he went to pick up a piece of produce, he actually produced a bag of bills. The sack contained tons of $20 bills found in McHenry County, Illinois. 

"I walked in, showed my dad, and said, 'Now we're in trouble,'" Sabaj said in an interview with the Northwest Herald.

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The More You Know

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