NCEP: We found a suitcase buried in my back yard.

[picksthemusic]

DH just called me saying that when he and his parents were pulling up/digging up stuff in our back yard that they found a suitcase buried there. It's duct-taped and heavy.

It of course could be any number of things, but to be safe we're going to call the non-emergency police line to have them assist us.

DH's mind went immediately to money, haha.

I'll update when I know more.

[pixy0stix]

Body. I bet it's a body.

[simpsongal]

OMG, good call on the police. Please update when you find out what it is!

What's the history on your house?

ETA: Was it buried under a big W?

[isabel]

My head went to body. Glad you called in the police. lol

Keep us updated. I'm kind of fascinated.

[orangello]

Jimmy Hoffa!

DB Cooper!

!!!

[secretlyevil]

A mystery! It probably is a body.

[tamarindy]

Omg I can't wait to hear!

Side note- In this exact scenario, would anyone's mind NOT immediately go to dead body/parts? I mean, I hope it's not but...

[livinitup]

It's gold bars. Don't let the police seize it. Keep it secret!!

[noradog]

I automatically thought body too. I need to stop watching discovery id

[picksthemusic]

Sept 22, 2016 15:00:14 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

OMG, good call on the police. Please update when you find out what it is!

What's the history on your house?

ETA: Was it buried under a big W?

Not sure where they found it, TBH. I'll know more when I get home from work. House was built in 1997, and we purchased the home from the original owners. They were a married couple without children, AFAIK. I know the husband's health was failing when we bought the house, and that's why they were selling - to move closer to family.

[pixy0stix]

Sept 22, 2016 15:02:48 GMT -5 livinitup said:

It's gold bars. Don't let the police seize it. Keep it secret!!

Hopefully they weren't smuggled in a body cavity before being buried.

[picksthemusic]

[teengirlsquad]

I'm like a child - my first thought was ooh a time capsule. haha. but yeah - hope it is not a body - gross!

[wambam]

0_0

OMG

I really want to know!

[simpsongal]

Huh...maybe a time capsule? Could be for an animal, looks big enough for a family dog.

[josieposy]

Sept 22, 2016 15:07:35 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Huh...maybe a time capsule? Could be for an animal, looks big enough for a family dog.

This is exactly what I was thinking.

[tacokick]

I'm eagerly awaiting an update! I thought time capsule first but that is huge!

If I was burying a body though, I wouldn't want to put it in a plastic case.

[debatethis]

I'm hopeful for gold bars but my cynical side says casket for a beloved family pet or something.


Also am I the only one who wouldn't have called the police til after it was opened? lol.

[orangello]

Your family has so much more restraint (and good sense) than I do - I would have cracked that puppy open as soon as I found it, instantly assuming that it was full of cash or old Apple stock certificates.

[ijack]

OPEN IT!!!!

[orangello]

Sept 22, 2016 15:09:29 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I'm eagerly awaiting an update! I thought time capsule first but that is huge!

If I was burying a body though, I wouldn't want to put it in a plastic case.

Right? Or "seal it" with duct tape.

[ESF]

Trump's tax returns!

Art stolen by the Nazis!

MH370!

[CallingAllAngels]

Well, there goes my productivity for the day.

::refresh:: ::refresh:: ::refresh::

[KateAggie]

Sept 22, 2016 15:11:42 GMT -5 ESF said:

Trump's tax returns!

Art stolen by the Nazis!

MH370!

It's definitely the plane.

[josieposy]

It's Rose's necklace! She didn't throw it into the ocean after all!

[mbcdefg]

My mind went to "time capsule" first ... there's at least one those in my mom's yard from when my siblings were little. I think theirs was two Solo cups filled with stuff and then sealed shut with duct tape around the middle. 

With the update on the couple, though, I'm gonna go with those who said it could be a family pet. 

[debatethis]

Sept 22, 2016 15:11:02 GMT -5 orangello said:

Sept 22, 2016 15:09:29 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I'm eagerly awaiting an update! I thought time capsule first but that is huge!

If I was burying a body though, I wouldn't want to put it in a plastic case.

Right? Or "seal it" with duct tape.

Whoever buried it clearly doesn't watch L&O or Forensic Files. Hellooooo hair and fibers and transfer DNA and fingerprints and bodies don't degrade in plastic, duh!

[osulori]

I vote time capsule but the L&O nut in me thinks it's a body. Either way, I want to know nowwwwww!

[mrslefty]

Oh! You know that's DB Cooper in there! Mystery solved!

[isabel]

Sept 22, 2016 15:09:48 GMT -5 orangello said:

Your family has so much more restraint (and good sense) than I do - I would have cracked that puppy open as soon as I found it, instantly assuming that it was full of cash or old Apple stock certificates.

Nerd. lol!