Once the story was in the newspapers, claimants came forward within 24 hours. It transpired that a wealthy businessman named Patrick Dunne had initially hid the money, and 86% of the find was labelled with 'P.Dunne'. It was ruled that the envelopes with his initial on them were to be shared between 21 distant relatives, each receiving $1,586 ($2.5k/£2k today). Reece gave up her claim and Kitts received $5,287 ($8.2k/£6.4k today).

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