A Cleveland couple had been living in their apartment for a few years when they decided to give it a remodel. They had no idea what they were getting themselves into…
A Housefull of Secrets
The couple had no idea just how much their lives would change from a small renovation! They were just going about this like any other renovation, and that’s when they started to see writings and drawings behind the drywall…
Working Above
Then, they started on removing the ceiling. It was going to be a full gut-job. Even though the writing on the walls was strange, they surely didn’t think they would find anything else…
Hidden for 65 years
As he began pulling back the boards, something caught his eye. It was a green suitcase completely covered in dust. This was… odd, but could easily just be a time capsule that a previous owner hid in the ceiling. It surely wouldn’t be anything crazy…
One Heavy Suitcase
He went to go pick it up and realized it was heavy. Well, this was not what he was expecting! He was interested in finding out what was inside but wanted his wife to be there with him. So, he decided to wake for her to get home from work so she wouldn’t miss out.Â
The Secret Within
The second his wife retured him, their attention was immediately set on the box. What could be inside? They were thinking maybe gold bars, but that woud just be ridiculous. Yet, it was so heavy…
What’s Inside?
They settled their bets on some old sports cards that may have some monetary value to them. When you gather a ton of sports cards, it can definitely add some weight! This was their most reasonable guess… Finally, it was time to open it.
Decades-Old
Once opened, the first thing that they saw was an old newspaper. It was a copy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer dated March 25th, 1951. So, maybe this was a time capsule?
Sixty-Five Years Later
65-years is a long time to have something hiding away like that. They figured that there was no way it could be something valuable. If it was, the owner would have come looking for it! They moved around the rest of the newspaper to find what it was covering…
The Three Packages
After they got rid of all of the newspapers, they were greeted with the sight of three paper bags. Okay, what was that?
Seeing Green
As they unraveled the paper, they began to see something that they were absolutely not expecting to… The color green!
Something Good
 It was true: The first of the stacks were $20 bills hiding away in this little green suitcase. “This kind of stuff doesn’t happen to normal people like us! Where are the cameras!” they recalled.
That’s Not All
They were shocked to see the first stack of $20s, but what were inside the other two? They could only assume it was more $20s, but they were wrong…
The Rare Fifties
The second package was just like the first, but loaded with $50 bills! They were shocked. Already, they had amounted so much money and there was still a third package left.
Benjamins
The last package was full of $100 bills. They’d never seen so much money! Naturally, they weren’t sure how to handle all of this…
The Total of the Treasure
They decided to count out the money. It totaled up to a whopping $23,000! The bills were dated from 1928 to 1943, and some were extremely rare… Naturally, that only increased their worth!
Star Notes
They soon realized that they also had star notes, which were extremely rare and not in circulation. This was a huge jackpot for the couple! They decided to make some more moves and steps to try and see what to do about the money. In the meantime, they got back to work on the renovation…
Continue to Work
They began celebrating their findings after lawyers told them that the money was there’s, all they had to do was claim it! They were ready to move forward with their new fortune, but things took yet another turn…
Suitcase 2
They turned their attention back to the renovations as lawyers were handling their new findings. They began to work on another part of the ceiling, and that’s when things just got too crazy for them!
Heavier Than The First
Another suitcase! What in the world was going on? Who was leaving all of these all over the place? He couldn’t believe it, and couldn’t help but be extremely excited.
Another Mystery
Once again, this was a team effort. He waited for his wife to get home from work to open the second case. Was it going to be the4 same as the first?
In the Money
She left work early to go home and open the suitcase. She just couldn’t wait! Just like the previous one, it was heavy. When they opened it, they were met with no games. The money was all out in the open. This looked like significantly more money…
The Grand Total
After they counted it out, they now had a total of $45,000 in their pockets. They put out a statement after attention was brought to their situation:Â “This was a wild ride for us and I hope you all enjoyed it, too. We are boring people and have been dumping our extra money to pay off our mortgage and that is where this money will go, too.”
The Secret Door
Once again, celebrations died down and lawyers were hard at work claiming the money. They once again went back to work on the house with some extra money to help pay for the expenses. They decided to figure out what was behind this weird door that was on the second floor of their house. They had been curious about it since they first moved in…
Into The Hallway
Door Number Two
Something felt wrong. He told his wife to stay back as he investigated, unsure of what he was going to find. He then found another door, inside this weird room.
Locked Out
This time, the door was shut by a master lock and even secured by a bolt. He went to grab a hammer and began to pound on it to get it open…
Soundproofed
They were worried as to why the room was soundproofed. Why would anyone do that unless they wanted to silence something?
A Briefcase
They ended up finding another briefcase, but it was much different than the previous two. He was worried about what was inside this time, as he found this under more sinister circumstances…
Hidden Inside
It seemed that someone had packed everything they owned into this suitcase. There were envelopes packed with money, watches, rings, a jewelry box, and four 1 oz silver ingots. What was happening?
In The Safe
They also noticed a large, black Sentry safe on the wall. They went to open that as well…
The Warning
In a creepy turn of events, they found this note that said, “Save yourself.” It was a weird warning, and they weren’t really sure what to make of it.
Inside The Safe
The note was not the creepiest thing that they found. He found six videotapes labeled “I94”, “II95”, “III95”, “IV”, “95, V” – one left unlabelled
He Had Enough
He wanted so badly to believe that this was a hoax. He took a few days before watching the tapes because he simply had no idea what was going tp be on them, and how disturbing they may be…
The Terrifying Truth
As it turns out, the tapes did have some horrifying crimes on them. The Reddit user was not able to talk about them because of an ongoing FBI investigation, but he assured the readers that it was gruesome and disturbing. Hopefully, this story will make you think twice about knowing things about the past owners… Others have found similarly creepy things inside their homes as well.
Something’s In The Ceiling
During another home renovation, a man ended up finding a small skeleton in his ceiling. It was still intact. In his horror, he immediately called the police who brought over a coroner. They confirmed that they were the bones of a small child. The bones had been covered in newspapers dated over 100 years ago. The home was built in 1910, and the current homeowners had been living there since 1978…
Fenn Treasure
Art dealer Forest Fenn had been rumored to have buried $3 million worth of gold and jewels in the Rocky Mountains. A couple that lived nearby the alleged spot had begun renovating their kitchen when they found a note with a combination on it. They soon found a safe under their basement floor. They used the code… and it worked. They ended up finding Fenn’s treasure!
Underwater Buddha
Chinese workers were renovating a hydropower watergate in Jiangxi, China. When the water level fell about 10 meters, they discovered an ancient Buddha statue. Experts dated it back to around the Ming Dynasty or Yuan Dynasty. It was in near-perfect condition!Â
Golden Plumbing
A Canadian plumber was working on a home renovation when he found a gold brick worth $50,000. He brought it to the owners. “We were pumped when we found it, of course. Seeing the economy the way it is right now, it kind of sucks that we had to give it back. Obviously, we were going to do the right thing.” Honest man!
Cash Discovery Drama
In a similar story but a much different outcome, a group of contractors was renovating a home when they found $500,000 cash. They wanted to keep it and split it amongst themselves, but the owners of the home claimed it was theirs because it was on their property. When they took it to court, the court ordered they return the money to the person who initially hid it, who gladly claimed it back. Whoops!
Treasure Maps
A couple came across real-life treasure maps in their 170-year-old home in Nova Scotia. They were renovating their floors when they found it. The maps were worth $6,000 each as they were made by famous cartographer Jame Imray.
Ritual Evidence
A Pennsylvania couple was installing insulation in their home when they found animal remains inside the walls. This wasn’t normal, though, as the animals were wrapped in newspapers. They believed the animals were used for supernatural rituals. The newspapers were dated by to the 1930s.
Skull
Workers found a 100-year-old skull while renovating a 200-year-old building in the UK. Since officials determined the skeleton to be over 100 years old, they didn’t open a case about it because there would be no way to figure out what happened. It’s forever a mystery.
Secret Lights
Clifton’s Cafeteria began to undergo renovations to revamp their look. That is when they found neon lights, turned on, inside one of the wall panels… As it turns out, the lights had been running for the past 77 years straight without ever being turned off. That would explain why the current owner paid $17,000 in bills just for that light being on!
Nazi Documents
A Hungarian couple found secret Nazi documents inside their walls when they were redoing them. In fact, they found over 6,000 papers from that time. In the documents, there were actual number counts for the Jews they took a hostage and where they were going to put them. This was huge for historians who got a lot more insight about the Holocaust.
Hidden Hand Grenade
A mother and son were cleaning out her mother’s garage when they found an unexploded hand grenade from WWII. They were immediately freaked out and called the police to take care of it. They suspect it was the grandfather’s hand grenade from his service, and he kept it as a relic.. Albeit a dangerous one!
A Hidden Mosque
In a crazy twist of events, a couple ended up finding an entire mosque in their home. There were beautiful Arabic writings on the walls. A historian said that this dated back to the crusades.