Found Deceased NM - Randall Bilyeu, 54, Santa Fe, 4 January 2016

[PastTense]

A treasure hunter who disappeared this year while searching for an author’s cache of gold and jewels in the New Mexico wilderness was confirmed dead by authorities Tuesday after his remains were discovered west of Santa Fe.

Santa Fe Police spokesman Greg Gurule said medical investigators confirmed the remains found along the Rio Grande north of Cochiti Lake were those of Randy Bilyeu, a 54-year-old grandfather from Colorado.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/07/26/randy-bilyeu-colorado-treasure-hunter/

 

[GeeEm]

July 27, 2016

NEW MEXICO
Authorities ID remains in New Mexico wilderness as those of missing treasure hunter


Santa Fe Police spokesman Greg Gurule said medical investigators confirmed the remains found along the Rio Grande north of Cochiti Lake were those of Randy Bilyeu, a 54-year-old grandfather from Colorado.

Bilyeu disappeared in early January while searching for antiquities dealer and writer Forrest Fenn's $2 million trove in northern New Mexico.

Fenn dropped clues about the treasure in a cryptic poem in his 2011 memoir, "The Thrill of the Chase." The self-published work spurred tens of thousands to search for Fenn's loot.

An eccentric 85-year-old from Santa Fe, Fenn has inspired a cult following since his announcement that he stashed a small bronze chest somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Amid the craze, he has tried to dissuade people from searching in the winter, saying the treasure is not hidden in a dangerous place.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/2...derness-as-those-missing-treasure-hunter.html

 

[Treelights]

RIP Randy!!

 

[Gardener1850]

This says Randy's location was predicted months later using a computer algorithm. Interesting article. Too bad they couldn't have used it sooner to find him alive: http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/us/a-...-found-him-months-later/ar-AAiIdf6?li=BBveuOq

 

[JerseyGirl]

Investigators recently informed the family of Randy Bilyeu that they were closing the case.

Autopsy results showed there wasn't enough evidence left for investigators to determine what caused Bilyeu's death. There were no broken bones or other skeletal injuries.

http://www.kcbd.com/story/34628609/authorities-officially-close-case-of-missing-treasure-hunter

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Another man has died in the hunt for the treasure:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...Espanola-14-June-2017&highlight=paris+wallace