Now out in bookstores, Barbarisi’s “Chasing the Thrill, Obsession, Death and Glory in America’s Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt” is drawing widespread media attention, as did the search.
Treasure Hunter Pleads Guilty to Yellowstone Park Cemetery Damage
This a follow-up to the indictment charges against an overzealous treasure hunter that we posted back in October of 2020.
Correspondents from the Montana Outdoor Radio Show tell us that Rodrick Craythorn, age 52, of Syracuse, Utah, entered pleas of guilty to charges of excavating or trafficking in archeological resources, and injury or depredation to United States. The plea was entered Monday. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 16, 2020. The indictment alleged that Craythorn was found digging in the Fort Yellowstone Cemetery between October 1, 2019 and May 24, 2020 inside Yellowstone National Park while looking for the treasure buried by Forrest Fenn. By pleading guilty, Craythorn admits he is, in fact, guilty of the crimes charged.