"It is too perfect"

On Tuesday's All Things Considered, there was an interesting interview with Barry Villcliff, a roofer from Manchester, NH. On a day too rainy to do roofing, he and roofer pal Kevin Kozak decided to help their friend roofer Tim Crebase dig up a bush in his yard in Methuen, MA. In the process, they found a wooden box containing several rusty cans filled with about 1,800 bills, mostly $1 and $2, but since they were printed between 1899 and 1929, they were quite valuable, worth more than $100,000. This was not the only interview given by the trio or the only report about their find.

However, on Friday's All Things Considered, there was an interesting interview with Joseph Solomon, police chief from Methuen, MA, who had just arrested Barry Billcliff (It seems he told various media outlets that his last name started with a V instead of a B for some reason.) and Tim Crebase for having stolen the money from a house that was being renovated. Arrest warants were also issued for Kozak and fellow roofer Matt Ingham.

Going back and listening to Tuesday's interview with (B/V)illcliff knowing that he is fabricating it is quite entertaining, especially the part when interviewer Melissa Block asks him about how a suspicious person might find this story a little too perfect. Also, there is a great AP photo of the trio on this article.