Locks and Security News: your weekly locks and security industry newsletter
17th April 2024 Issue no. 701

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Any guesses?

Over the past few weeks LASN has been following a developing story taking place in the US about a safe opening. No ordinary safe, this one once belonged to a Lake Tahoe, California casino owner, Richard L. Chartrand, who was killed by a car bomb outside his home in 1968.

Only discovered recently, the safe had been hidden away for many years behind a false wall.

Given its history, the intriguing questing is: what does the safe contain?

The safe had a broken handle and several locksmiths were unable to gain access, but the current owner of the building contacted the County Sheriff as well as the media, including the Oprah Winfrey show, and access was successfully gained. The downside is, Oprah now has an exclusive to announce the contents, so we can't tell you until she does. Meanwhile, the local Sheriff's office has stated that there is nothing of substance relevant to any investigation.

28th September 2011