EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 1H 21M
Episode 34 - Gold Fever: The Legend of Victorio Peak - Part 4
from The Associates Did It · host Todd Cohen
In this episode, Dr. Josh Carpenter continues the Victorio Peak treasure saga by focusing on Doc Noss's alleged 1937 discovery of a hidden cavern filled with gold bars, coins, artifacts, and human remains. The episode examines the competing versions of the discovery, alleged witnesses, missing photographs, the collapsed cave entrance, and the 1949 confrontation that ended with Doc being shot and killed by Charlie Ryan. Dr. Carpenter also traces the legal battle carried forward by Babe Noss, the competing claims to the treasure, and the federal government's later takeover of the area through White Sands Missile Range. From military secrecy and alleged covert excavation to JFK, LBJ, Watergate, and broader questions of proof, the episode uses the Victorio Peak legend to explore how evidence, belief, litigation, and conspiracy can become tangled together for generations.
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In this episode, Dr. Josh Carpenter continues the Victorio Peak treasure saga by focusing on Doc Noss's alleged 1937 discovery of a hidden cavern filled with gold bars, coins, artifacts, and human remains. The episode examines the competing versions of the discovery, alleged witnesses, missing photographs, the collapsed cave entrance, and the 1949 confrontation that ended with Doc being shot and killed by Charlie Ryan. Dr. Carpenter also traces the legal battle carried forward by Babe Noss, the competing claims to the treasure, and the federal government's later takeover of the area through White Sands Missile Range. From military secrecy and alleged covert excavation to JFK, LBJ, Watergate, and broader questions of proof, the episode uses the Victorio Peak legend to explore how evidence, belief, litigation, and conspiracy can become tangled together for generations.
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Episode 34 - Gold Fever: The Legend of Victorio Peak - Part 4
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