i m jamie colby, and today i m driving along the mighty susquehanna river that winds its way through central pennsylvania. i m on my way to berwick, population 11,000, a tough old manufacturing town that built stuart tanks during world war ii. today it s best known for its wise potato chip factory and also its nuclear power plant. this strange inheritance is about another smaller business one that goes to the heart and soul of cities like berwick all across america. i m angela diaugustine, and in july of 2013, when my father passed away, he left us an unusual inheritance that none of us knew what to do with at the time. this weathered movie theater looks like the sort of place you might pass and think, how does a business like this even make it in today s world? angela not only inherited the theater, but, like most berwick residents, she spent a bit of time here, especially as a teenager. i remember once when i came to the movies here, it was hush.hush, sweet cha
driving through salem, oregon, one of the final destinations of settlers on the oregon trail. i m here to piece together an inheritance story that revolves around a wild bar bet, a crazy roadside attraction, and a sky-high tale of guts and gumption. my name is punky scott. when my father passed away, he left me a massive, corroding world war ii bomber that he acquired in a most bizarre adventure. i meet punky at this airplane hangar. hi, i m jamie. hi, jamie. thanks for coming today. inside isn t a plane, but rusted-out hunks of metal, disheveled stacks of doors and flaps, damaged pieces strewn about. what is all this? these are all b-17 parts. the b-17 bomber? b-17 bomber known as a flying fortress. this is an inheritance? this is my inheritance. about who d ve left youmore this. that would be art lacey, punky s father and a character for the ages. during world war ii, the amateur pilot joins the army corps of engineers and worked stateside on military fort
driving through salem, oregon, one of the final destinations of settlers on the oregon trail. i m here to piece together an inheritance story that revolves around a wild bar bet, a crazy roadside attraction, and a sky-high tale of guts and gumption. my name is punky scott. when my father passed away, he left me a massive, corroding world war ii bomber that he acquired in a most bizarre adventure. i meet punky at this airplane hangar. hi, i m jamie. hi, jamie. thanks for coming today. inside isn t a plane, but rusted-out hunks of metal, disheveled stacks of doors and flaps, damaged pieces strewn about. what is all this? these are all b-17 parts. the b-17 bomber? b-17 bomber known as a flying fortress. this is an inheritance? this is my inheritance. i have got to learn more about who would ve left you this. that would be art lacey, punky s father and a character for the ages. during world war ii, the amateur pilot joins the army corps of engineers and worked
[ bird caws ] i m jamie colby, and today i m in brooklyn, new york, on my way to meet three brothers at a self-storage joint in historic coney island. that s where they found their strange inheritance, left to them by a homeless relative with a big surprise under lock and key. my name s seth lerner. our second cousin, howard frank, died mysteriously in 2012. that s when my brothers and i found out that we inherited the contents of his five storage units. we were shocked the first time we rolled up those doors. hi, guys. i m jamie. i m ian. good to meet you. hi. i m seth. nice to meet you both. you wrote me about a wild story about a cousin and that he left all his belongings here? his whole life is here in this storage bin. howard rented five of these 10x15-foot units. when we opened up the lockers, we actually found a place where he might have been sleeping. wow. we didn t really know until we found this place. he never really told us. they did no
dentistry s finest hour. these are the teeth that won the second world war. any way to get a closer look? for you, yes. hello. i m jamie colby. and, today, i m in the back seat of one of those fabulous london taxis. after crossing the pond, i figured i ll leave the driving to somebody else. i m here to meet an heir whose father played a big part in world history through his connection to great britain s indispensable leader in world war ii, the one-and-only winston churchill. and i have to warn you folks, they don t call this show strange inheritance for nothing. my name is nigel cudlipp. my father, derek, was a master dental technician here in london for over 50 years. he died in 2007 and left his most important work to me. hello. i m jamie. nice to meet you, jamie. i m nigel. welcome to london and welcome to limehouse. thank you. it s a beautiful spot. is this where you live? we do. we live on a yacht out there. please come this way. thank you. nigel s